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ABBREVIATIONS What is an Abbreviation? An abbreviation is a shortened form of a longer word. Here are some abbreviations you should know: Notice that every abbreviation starts with a capital and ends with a period. Mr. - Mister Mrs. - Missus or Missis (The longer forms are no longer used) Ms. - pronounced mizz Dr. - Doctor Jan. - January Feb. - February Mar. - March Apr. - April There is no abbreviation for May. Jun. - June Jul. - July Aug. - August Sept. - September Oct. - October Nov. - November Dec. - December Sun. - Sunday Mon. - Monday Tues. - Tuesday Wed. - Wednesday Thurs. - Thursday Fri. - Friday St. - Street or Saint Ave. - Avenue Rd. - Road © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Some abbreviations are all capital letters without periods. Here are a few examples. USA - United States of America ABC - American Broadcasting Company AFC - American Football Conference ASAP - as soon as possible ATM - Automatic Teller Machine DC - District of Columbia DOT - Department of Transportation EPA - Environmental Protection Agency FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation MLB Major League Baseball NFL - National Football League NOW National Organization for Women TBA - to be announced UN United Nations USDA United States Department of Agriculture In the United States, each state has a 2 letter abbreviation. Here are a few. AZ - Arizona CA - California DE - Delaware FL - Florida NY - New York PA - Pennsylvania VA - Virginia Some abbreviations are just lower case letters without any periods. mph - miles per hour cm - centimeter lb - pound mo - month wk - week in - inch yd - yard © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Try this! What is the abbreviation for year? _________________ What is the abbreviation for your state? _________________ What is the abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company? _________________ What is the abbreviation for a priest or minister named Father Smith? ___________________ © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.