List of Commonly Used Abbreviations

Using a list of commonly used abbreviations will help children accomplish tasks as diverse as addressing a letter and performing scientific experiments. Print a copy of the abbreviations list for easy reference.

Abbreviations are found on many everyday objects.

• N – north
• S – south
• E – east
• W – west
• apt. – apartment
• ave. – avenue
• bldg. – building
• blvd. – boulevard
• ct. – court
• ctr. – center
• dr. – drive
• fwy. – freeway
• hwy. – highway
• ln. – lane
• pkwy. – parkway
• pl. – place
• pt. – point
• rd. – road
• st. – street
• ste. – suite

For even more address-related abbreviations, check out the list of 50 states abbreviations on this site.

• in. – inch
• ft. – foot
• yd. – yard
• mi. – mile
• tsp. – teaspoon
• tbsp. – tablespoon
• pt. – pint
• qt. – quart
• gal. - gallon
• oz. – ounce
• lb. – pound
• min. – minute
• hr. – hour
• s – second
• mph – miles per hour
• rpm – revolutions per minute
• sq. – square (as in "square inches")
• cu. – cubic (as in "cubic feet")
• mm – millimeter
• cm – centimeter
• m – meter
• km – kilometer
• mg – milligram
• g – gram
• kg – kilogram
• ml – milliliter
• l – liter
• kl – kiloliter
• B - byte
• KB – kilobyte
• MB – megabyte
• GB – gigabyte
• W – watt
• kW – kilowatt
• kWh – kilowatt-hour

• adj. – adjective
• adv. – adverb
• conj. – conjunction
• interj. – interjection
• n. – noun
• prep. – preposition
• pron. – pronoun
• v. – verb

• assn. – association
• corp. – corporation
• dept. – department
• div. – division
• ext. – extension

• jr. – junior
• sr. – senior
• Capt. – Captain
• Lt. – Lieutenant

• anon. - anonymous
• max. – maximum
• min. – minimum
• p. – page
• pp. – pages

Print your own list of commonly used abbreviations.

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