1. (a)
Rd
(b)
Ave
(c)
Fri
(d)
Dec
(e)
p.t.o.
(f)
MP
(g)
l.b.w.
Abbreviate the following words.
(a) New South Wales
(e) example
(b) Post Office
(f)
3.
anonymous
ns
(g) Australia © R . I . C . P ubl i cat i ons kilogram •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
(c) January (d)
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An abbreviation is a word that has been shortened by leaving out some of the letters. As a general rule, when an abbreviation does not include the last letter of the full word, a full stop is added after the abbreviation. For example, government - govt / population - pop. An abbreviation that begins with a capital letter does not need a full stop. For example, Doctor - Dr
2.
Abbre v
What do the following abbreviations stand for?
(g)
Rewrite these sentences, abbreviating as many words as possible.
(a) Doctor Miller strolled down Mayfair Crescent on Thursday 24 September.
(b) The Unidentified Flying Object landed south of the Post Office in Brisbane on Tuesday 15 January.
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