WorksheetsAbbreviations and Acronyms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
True or False: All abbreviations are written with full stops.
True
False
True or False: Abbreviations are shortened forms of words.
True
False
Complete the sentence: Acronyms are...
the middle letters of each word that forms a new word.
the beginning letters of each word, but it does not form a new word.
are the initial letters of a word that forms a new word.
The abbreviation for Monday is...
Mon.
Mond.
Mon
The abbreviation for Saturday is...
Sat
Satu.
Sa.
Sat.
Mar. is the abbreviation for...
May
The third month of the year.
Marie Biscuit
Marvellous
kg is the abbreviation for...
kilogram
grams
knowledge
The full word for no. is...
No
No, thank you.
Number
Select the option where the months of the year are in alphabetical order and abbreviated correctly.
March , May , June , December
Dec. , Mar. , Sep.
Mar , April , May , June
The acronym ASAP means...
As Soon As Possible
As Sweet As Pineapple
Ask Someone After Playing
Type the abbreviation for the first month of the year.
(a)
Type the acronym for You Only Live Once.
(a)
Type the acronym for Fear Of Missing Out.
(a)
UNISA stands for...
(a)
True or False: AIDS is an example of an acronym.
(a)
True or False: cm is a example of an acronym.
(a)
Choose the appropriate abbreviation of the common noun in the following sentence: Harper chose a book from the library.
bk.
bk
lib.
lib
The eleventh month of the year is written as...
Nov
Nov.
Novem.
The word 'hour' is written as ______ in an abbreviated form.
hr.
h
h.
hr
In South Africa, our unit of measurement to weigh ourselves is...
on the scale.
cm
kg
g
