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.