CBSE Class 5 English Abbreviations Worksheet

Abbreviations I

Use the abbreviations Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Dr. before a person’s name.

Abbreviate Junior (Jr.) and Senior (Sr.) after a person’s name. Abbreviate professional or academic degrees that follow a person’s name.

Ida Ames, Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) Sid Poff, M.F.A. (master of fine arts)

Use all capital letters and no periods for abbreviations that are pronounced letter by letter or as words. Exceptions are U.S. and Washington, D.C. which do use periods.

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)             ROM (read-only memory)

PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test)

Use the abbreviations A.M. (ante meridiem, “before noon”) and P.M. (post
meridiem, “after noon”) for exact times. For dates use B.C. (before Christ) and,
sometimes, A.D. (anno Domini, “in the year of the Lord,” after Christ.)

10:25 A.M.          4:30 P.M.          300 B.C.          A.D. 50

Abbreviate calendar items (days of the week, months of the year) only when they
appear in charts and lists.

Sun.       Mon.    Tues.    Wed.    Thurs.     Fri.          Sat.
Jan.       Feb.       Mar.    Apr.       Aug.       Sept.       Oct.       Nov   . Dec.

Exercise 1 Complete each sentence with the abbreviation of the word or words in parentheses. Write C if no abbreviation should be used.

Samuel Smith Jr. is the principal’s name. (Junior)

1. Mr. Alfredo will give you the information you need. (Mister)

2. This piece of pottery dates back to 500 B.C. . (before Christ)

3. Mr. O’Malley is here to pick up his daughter. (Mister)

4. Belinda is usually home at 6:15 P.M. every day. (post meridiem)

5. The tool dates from about A.D. 618. (after Christ)

6. Fri. , Sat. , and Sun. are abbreviations for days of the week. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

7. Alma Romero will be here at 3:00 P.M. to take over. (after noon)

8. Alicia and Cheryl have birthdays in C . (February)

9. This article was written by Brad Frank of UPI . (United Press International)

10. The date on the letter was C or Oct. 28, 1996. (October)

11. Dr. Benito prescribed medicine for Sarah’s sore throat. (Doctor)

12. My hat carries the insignia of  NASA . (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

13. Marla Todd, Ph.D , is how my mom’s name is written on her business cards. (doctor of philosophy)

14. In 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was assassinated. (before Christ)

15. Promptly at 7:10 A.M. the bus arrives. (ante meridiem)

Exercise 2 Write the abbreviation for each italicized word or phrase.

1. Mister Adams Mr.

2. Wednesday Wed.

3. Doctor DiFillipo Dr.

4. 8:00 ante meridiem A.M.

5. December Dec.

6. 952 after Christ A.D.

7. Food and Drug Administration FDA

8. 3:00 post meridiem P.M.

9. 22 before Christ B.C.

10. Medical Doctor M.D.

11. Friday Fri.

12. January Jan.

13. November Nov.

14. Juan Lopez Senior Sr.

15. Public Broadcasting Service PBS

16. Barry Castwell, Master of Social Work MSW

17. Thursday Thurs.

18. North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO

19. Tuesday Tues.

20. American Medical Association AMA

21. Carl Cook Junior Jr.

22. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

23. 11:00 in the evening P.M.

24. International Olympic Committee IOC AMA
 

Abbreviations II

In charts, graphs, and tables abbreviate units of measure.

ounce(s) oz.      pound(s) lb.       yard(s) yd.        mile(s) mi.       gallon(s) gal.

meter(s) m       foot (feet) ft.       inch(es) in.       liter(s) l            kilometer(s) km

On envelopes abbreviate the words that refer to street names.

Street St. Boulevard Blvd. Avenue Ave. Road Rd. Court Ct.

On envelopes use Postal Service abbreviations for the names of states.

Massachusetts MA    Oregon OR    West Virginia WV      Iowa IA

Wisconsin WI            Ohio OH         Maine ME                 Nevada NV

Mississippi MS          Indiana IN      New York NY            Texas TX
 

Exercise 1 Rewrite the following addresses, using abbreviations as they would appear on envelopes.

Juan Lopez Juan Lopez
1557 Rochester Boulevard 1557 Rochester Blvd.
Boston, Massachusetts 13799 Boston, MA 13799

Susan Ming Susan Ming
375 Fredericks Street 375 Fredericks St.
Salem, Oregon 10227 Salem, OR 10227

Adrien Frank Adrien Frank
879 Meander Court 879 Meander Ct.
Youngstown, Ohio 11337 Youngstown, OH 11337
 

Exercise 2 Using the form on the next page, rewrite the following chart, substituting abbreviations for the words in parentheses.

Approximate Equivalent Measurements

Exercise 3 Write the abbreviation for each italicized word.

3 pounds lb.

1. Galveston, Texas TX

2. Oak Road Rd.

3. Portland, Maine ME

4. Easy Street St.

5. 15 miles mi.

6. 16 yards yd.

7. Tuscon Avenue Ave.

8. 42 inches in.

9. Indianapolis, Indiana IN

10. Dayton, Ohio OH

11. 17 liters l

12. Biloxi, Mississippi MS

13. 20 kilometers km

14. Carson City, Nevada NV

15. Buffalo, New York NY

Please refer to attached file for CBSE Class 5 Subjects Practice Worksheets (2)