Abbreviations

Types of People

Dr. Green used for a doctor or anyone with an doctorate degree Mrs. Perez used for a married woman Ms. Babbitt used for a woman Mr. Larder used for a man

Days of the Week

Sun. for Sunday Mon. for Monday Tues. for Tuesday Wed. for Wednesday Thurs. for Thursday Fri. for Friday Sat. for Saturday

Months of the Year

Jan. for January Feb. for February Mar. for March Apr. for April There is no abbreviation for May. There is no abbreviation for June. There is no abbreviation for July. Aug. for August Sept. for September Oct. for October Nov. for November Dec. for December

Addresses and Places

Hoyt Rd. for Hoyt Road Fremont St. for Fremont Street Stonegate Dr. for Stonegate Drive Tenth Ave. for Tenth Avenue Bluebird Cr. for Bluebird Circle. U. S. for United States

Now let’s practice!

Beany lives next door to Doctor Lao.

Beany lives next door to Dr. Lao.

Do you know Mister Ramirez?

Do you know Mr. Ramirez?

His birthday is March 18.

His birthday is Mar. 18.

We visited him last Sunday.

We visited him last Sun.

He lives on Mulberry Street.

He lives on Mulberry St.

My pen pal wants to visit the United States.

My pen pal wants to visit the U. S.

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