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Abbreviations and Acronyms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the abbreviation for Street?

a)

Str.

b)

S.

c)

St.

d)

Stre.

2.

What is an acronym?

a)

a word that is combined with an apostrophe

b)

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

c)

a shortened word

d)

a person, place, or thing

3.

What is an abbreviation?

a)

any word that is describing an noun

b)

an action word

c)

two word combined using an apostrophe

d)

a shortened form of a word or phrase.

4.

What is the abbreviation for doctor?

a)

Dr.

b)

dr

c)

doc

d)

Dot.

5.

What is the acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration?

a)

Nat. ASA

b)

NAASA

c)

NASA

d)

Nat. Aer. Sp. Adm.

6.

What is an initialism?

a)

shorten word

b)

two words that are combined with an apostrophe

c)

made from the first letter (or letters) of a string of words, but can't be pronounced as words themselves.

d)

letters that are read as one word

7.

What word is abbreviated blvd.?

a)

boulevard

b)

building

c)

blond

d)

block view

8.

How do you abbreviate mister?

a)

Mis.

b)

Mr.

c)

Mr

d)

MR

9.

What is the initialism for as soon as possible?

a)

ASASP

b)

A.S.A.P.

c)

ASAP

d)

as.so.as.po.

10.

Lake Road

a)

Lake rd

b)

Lake Ro.

c)

lake rd.

d)

Lake Rd.

11.

What is the abbreviation for Friday?

a)

Fri.

b)

Fri

c)

Fr.

d)

Fd.

12.

What is the abbreviation for Post Office Box?

a)

p.o. box

b)

PO BOX

c)

po box

d)

P.O. Box

13.

What is KFC?

a)

acronym

b)

initialism

c)

abbreviation

d)

both 2 and 3

14.

What is the abbreviation for October?

a)

oct

b)

Oct

c)

Oct.

d)

OR.