Abbreviations

When should you abbreviate a word, and when should you write it out? Practice abbreviation rules with a resource that provides guided examples before challenging young grammarians to correct ten sentences on their own.

Practice abbreviations with a Valentine's Day twist. Learners decide whether each abbreviation is correct. If the abbreviation is appropriate, the heart his colored red; if it is not, an arrow is drawn through it. 

Using correct grammar is a capital idea! Elementary readers review the rules of capitalization, including proper nouns, abbreviations of organizations, and holidays, before correcting the errors in two sets of sentences.  

Students explore the definition and derivation of the popular usage of abbreviations in the English language. Using worksheets and lecture materials, students provide meanings for the abbreviation "prenup" when used as an word. They...

In this spelling and language arts worksheet, learners complete 8 pages of varied exercises. Included are abbreviations, pronouns, spelling riddles, and adverbs.

For this writing worksheet, students learn that short and quick notes can be made by using abbreviations. Students study abbreviations which are shortened words or acronyms. Students read 10 notes and abbreviate the underlined words.

To an English teacher, the only sound worse than nails on a chalkboard is a student using improper grammar. Make poor grammar a problem of the past with this extensive collection of worksheets that covers everything from sentence...

The categories in this jeopardy game include: math, synonyms, abbreviation, and language arts. Beneath each category are 5 clues for students to answer. This is a great activity to assess students across the curriculum, or something fun...

For this reading comprehension lesson, 6th graders read and analyze the novel, The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. Students, after reading chapters 3-5, answer 8 reading comprehension questions about the stock market. Students add on to...

In this useful abbreviations worksheet, students are given thirty abbreviations to figure out what each of them mean. Students brainstorm the answers together.