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 lets 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.