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Learn the States and Postal Abbreviations
If you are preparing to cover the 50 states with your class, you don't want to miss this resource. It includes an excellent set of worksheets through which learners practice identifying states from their abbreviations and placing those...
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Latin Terms and Abbreviations
N.B.. cit., n.b., viz., sc., inf. e,g,—these abbreviations frequently appear in academic papers and on works cited lists, but what do they mean? Part of a larger series to improve writing skills, the handout on Latin terms and...
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Capitalization Review
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.
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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.
Teacher's Guide
Abbreviations for Valentine's Day
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.
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Grammar Practice Workbook
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...
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Abbreviations
Test your middle schoolers on their knowledge of common abbreviations. Abbreviations such as PS, RSVP, PM, and AM are discussed. I suppose you could use this as a bell-ringer or a time-filler. There are 12 questions listed.
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Textual Analysis Lesson: Taking Stock of the Stock Market
In 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...
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Elementary School--Advanced Vocabulary Goal 2
In this advanced vocabulary worksheet, students read 12 statements involving abbreviations and choose the multiple choice answer that best answers each statement.
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Scrabble Laps
Students integrate physical fitness with spelling of core vocabulary words used in science and social studies. They walk, skip, gallop or jog around a track and for each lap they perform, they are given a letter by the teacher. The...
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Abbreviations As Words
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...
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ZIP Code Math
Students add or subtract to solve ZIP Code Math word problems. A ZIP Code Math work sheet is included. This lesson combines math with geography quite nicely.
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BBC Learning English - Keep Your English Up to Date
That’s showbiz! Clipping is the term used to describe one type of abbreviation of words. After listening to a talk by Professor David Crystal about this particular way English language changes, pupils supply the shortened, or clipped,...
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Earthling Names
Young readers learn from this presentation the proper ways of capitalizing and punctuating "titles," such as: Mr., Mrs. Ms. Capt., etc. The last slide has four titles of people that students must correctly capitalize and punctuate.
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Abbreviations
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students write the correct abbreviation next to a variety of words given. Sixteen words are given including days, months, measurements, and more.
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Abbreviation Activity
In this abbreviations worksheet, students color bubbles if the abbreviation shown in them is correct. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Using Abbreviations with Names of People
In this abbreviations worksheet, students rewrite sentences using the correct abbreviation for the names of people. Students rewrite 8 sentences.
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Using Abbreviations for Street Names
In this abbreviations instructional activity, students write the abbreviations for street names when they rewrite the sentences. Students complete this for 10 sentences.
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Using Abbreviations for Days of the Week
In this days of the week activity, learners write the day of the week the sentence is talking about and the abbreviation for it. Students complete 10 problems.
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Abbreviations Exercise
In this abbreviations worksheet, students read the abbreviations in sentences and translate them into words. Students complete this for 16 abbreviations.
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Easily Confused Words: E.g. and I.e.
In this easily confused words: e.g. and i.e. worksheet, students read definitions and examples of both words, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Abbreviations
For this abbreviations worksheet, students choose the correct abbreviation in the sentences. Students choose the correct abbreviation for 11 sentences.
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Abbreviations Match Up
For this abbreviations worksheet, students write the abbreviations for the words given to them. Students complete 6 problems where they write abbreviations.
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USA Capitals
In this USA capitals worksheet, students are given the capitals to each of the United States, and they are to list the state and the abbreviations they belong to. Students match 50 capitals to all 50 states.