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