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Abbreviations are short forms of lengthy expressions or words. It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. Abbreviations are used in almost every discipline and area of life. One of the most commonly used abbreviations is the United States, which abbreviates as “U.S.”, and its states.
If the first letter of the word begins with capital letters, the abbreviations should begin with capital letters, too. Each abbreviation may or may not end with a period.
Below are examples of abbreviations by category:
Address and Direction
- N- North
- E- East
- S- South
- W- West
- bldg.- building
- st.- Street
Measurement
- in.- inch
- ft.- foot
- yd. – yard
- tsp. – teaspoon
- mm- millimeter
- kg- kilogram
Grammar
- adj. – adjective
- adv. – adverb
- n. – noun
- v. – verb
Groups
- assn. – association
- corp. – corporation
- dept. – department
People and Profession
- jr. – junior
- Dr. – Doctor
Days of the week
- Mon. – Monday
- Tues. or Tue. – Tuesday
- Wed. – Wednesday
- Thu. or Thurs. – Thursday
- Fri. – Friday
- Sat.- Saturday
- Sun. – Sunday
Months of the Year
- Jan. – January
- Feb. – February
- Mar. – March
- Apr. – April
- Jun. – June
Other common abbreviations:
- c/o- care of
- GMT- Greenwich Mean Time
- vs.- versus or against
- VIP- Very Important Person
- ATM- Automated Teller Machine
- SMS- Short Messaging Service
- anon. – anonymous
Abbreviations Worksheets
This bundle contains 5 ready-to-use Abbreviations worksheets that are perfect to test student knowledge and understanding of Abbreviations which are short forms of lengthy expressions or words. It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase.
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