The following verbs have two acceptable forms of the past simple/past participle in both American and British English, however, the irregular form is generally more common in British English (the first form of the two) and the regular form is more common to American English.
Burn
Burnt OR burned
Burn
Burnt OR burned
Dream
dreamt OR dreamed
dreamt OR dreamed
Lean
leant OR leaned
leant OR leaned
Learn
learnt OR learned
learnt OR learned
Smell
smelt OR smelled
smelt OR smelled
Spell
spelt OR spelled
spelt OR spelled
Spill
spilt OR spilled
spilt OR spilled
Spoil
spoilt OR spoiled
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