English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 27: Countries and nationalities
In which continents are these places? Use the Internet to help you.
| continent | country |
| North America | Canada the USA / the US |
| South America | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Peru |
| Europe | Germany Italy Poland Spain the UK |
| Australia | Australia New Zealand |
| Asia | China India Japan Pakistan Thailand |
| Africa | Egypt Morocco South Africa Tunisia |
| Antarctica |
It is not possible to show all the countries of the world on a small page. If your country is not included, check its English name with your teacher or on the Internet.
All the nouns and adjectives for continents, countries and nationalies always begin with a capital letter, for example Africa [NOT africa].
| notes | adjective |
| most country adjectives end in (i)an | American, Argentinian, Australian, Brazilian, Canadian, Colombian, Egyptian, German, Indian, Italian, Moroccan, Peruvian, South African, Tunisian |
| many country adjectives end in ish | British, English, Finnish, Irish, Polish, Scottish, Spanish |
| a few country adjectives end in ese | Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese |
| exceptions | Pakistani, Thai, French |
Remember that words for languages are often the same as the ‘people’ adjective, e.g. French, Spanish, Japanese and Thai. One exception is Arabic.
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