Abbreviations worksheet for learning and practicing short forms of words.

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Instructions:

Write the abbreviation next to the correct word.

The abbreviations provided at the top are:
- Hr – Hour
- Dr – Doctor
- Mr – Mister
- in – Inch
- Aug – August
- St – Saint
- Fri – Friday
- Oct – October
- Jr – Junior
- B. – (likely "Bachelor," but in context, it might be part of "B. (as in 'B.' for 'Bachelor' or 'Before Christ')") — but here, likely "B." is not used, so maybe it’s "B." = "Before"? But more likely, we should focus on matching the words.

Let’s go through the list:

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Answer Key:

1. pound → lb *(not listed)*
→ Wait! The abbreviations given are: Hr, Dr, Mr, in, Aug, St, Fri, Oct, Jr, B., Sun, Jan, Thurs, Dec, Tues, Feb

But "pound" is not directly abbreviated among them. However, "lb" is the standard abbreviation for pound, but it's not in the list.

Wait — perhaps there's a mistake?

Let’s check again.

Looking at the abbreviations listed at the top:

- Hr → Hour
- Dr → Doctor
- Mr → Mister
- in → inch
- Aug → August
- St → Saint
- Fri → Friday
- Oct → October
- Jr → Junior
- B. → ???
- Sun → Sunday
- Jan → January
- Thurs → Thursday
- Dec → December
- Tues → Tuesday
- Feb → February

So now let’s match the numbered list:

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Matching:

1. pound → Not in the list ✘
→ Hmm. But “pound” is commonly abbreviated as lb, which isn’t in the abbreviations provided. So this seems like an error unless “lb” was meant to be included.

But looking closely — the abbreviations listed are only those above.

Wait — perhaps “pound” is a trick? Or maybe it's meant to be matched with "lb", but since "lb" isn't listed, maybe it's not intended?

Alternatively, could it be a typo? Let's assume the intention is to match the given abbreviations to the words.

Let’s re-express the task: Write the abbreviation from the list next to the correct word.

So we need to find which word corresponds to which abbreviation.

Let’s reverse-engineer:

List of words to match:

1. pound
2. February
3. Junior
4. Thursday
5. Tuesday
6. Doctor
7. Saint
8. August
9. Sunday
10. October
11. inch
12. foot
13. Mister
14. Friday
15. December
16. January

Now, the abbreviations available:

- Hr → Hour
- Dr → Doctor
- Mr → Mister
- in → inch
- Aug → August
- St → Saint
- Fri → Friday
- Oct → October
- Jr → Junior
- B. → ??? (maybe "Bachelor"? But not in list)
- Sun → Sunday
- Jan → January
- Thurs → Thursday
- Dec → December
- Tues → Tuesday
- Feb → February

Now let’s match each word to its abbreviation:

1. pound → No abbreviation listed
→ This is problematic. Perhaps it's a mistake? Maybe it should be "inch" or "foot"? But "pound" is listed.

Wait — perhaps the abbreviation "lb" was supposed to be in the list? But it’s not.

Alternatively, maybe "pound" is meant to be matched with "lb", but since "lb" isn't in the list, it can't be matched.

But all other items can be matched.

So likely, "pound" is a typo or error.

Let’s skip it for now.

2. February → Feb ✔
3. Junior → Jr ✔
4. Thursday → Thurs ✔
5. Tuesday → Tues ✔
6. Doctor → Dr ✔
7. Saint → St ✔
8. August → Aug ✔
9. Sunday → Sun ✔
10. October → Oct ✔
11. inch → in ✔
12. foot → ft ✘ → "ft" is not in the list
→ Wait! "ft" is listed at the top: ft → foot
→ Yes! It says: ft (at the very beginning) → foot

Look back:

> ft Dr Mr in
> Aug St Fri Oct
> Jr B. Sun Jan
> Thurs Dec Tues Feb

So ft is listed first!

So:

12. foot → ft ✔

13. Mister → Mr ✔
14. Friday → Fri ✔
15. December → Dec ✔
16. January → Jan ✔

Now, what about 1. pound?

Still no abbreviation for "pound" in the list.

But wait — perhaps "pound" is a distractor? Or maybe it's meant to be "pound" → "lb", but "lb" isn't in the list.

Alternatively, maybe "pound" is a typo and should be "hour"?

Because "Hr" is listed.

Let’s see: Is "hour" in the list? No. But "Hr" is listed.

So if the word was "hour", then Hr would be correct.

But it says "pound".

So unless "pound" has an abbreviation in the list, it can't be matched.

But "lb" is not in the list.

Wait — perhaps the abbreviation "lb" was meant to be included, but it's missing.

Alternatively, maybe "pound" is not meant to be matched? That doesn’t make sense.

Another possibility: "pound" is meant to be matched with "lb", but since "lb" isn't in the list, perhaps it's an error.

But let’s double-check the image.

Wait — looking at the abbreviations at the top:

> ft Dr Mr in
> Aug St Fri Oct
> Jr B. Sun Jan
> Thurs Dec Tues Feb

So the abbreviations are:

- ft
- Dr
- Mr
- in
- Aug
- St
- Fri
- Oct
- Jr
- B.
- Sun
- Jan
- Thurs
- Dec
- Tues
- Feb

Now, the words:

1. pound → ??? → no match
2. February → Feb ✔
3. Junior → Jr ✔
4. Thursday → Thurs ✔
5. Tuesday → Tues ✔
6. Doctor → Dr ✔
7. Saint → St ✔
8. August → Aug ✔
9. Sunday → Sun ✔
10. October → Oct ✔
11. inch → in ✔
12. foot → ft ✔
13. Mister → Mr ✔
14. Friday → Fri ✔
15. December → Dec ✔
16. January → Jan ✔

So only #1 ("pound") has no corresponding abbreviation in the list.

But "pound" is often abbreviated as "lb", which is not in the list.

So either:

- There's a typo: maybe "pound" should be "hour", which matches "Hr"?
- Or "pound" should be "foot", but "foot" is already #12.

Alternatively, perhaps "pound" is a red herring, or the worksheet has a mistake.

But looking at the layout, it's likely that "pound" is meant to be matched with "lb", but since "lb" isn't in the list, it's an error.

Alternatively, maybe "B." stands for "pound"? Unlikely.

Or perhaps "pound" is meant to be "pound" → "lb", but since "lb" isn't in the list, we must conclude that #1 cannot be matched.

But that seems odd.

Wait — another idea: "pound" might be referring to "pound sterling", but still abbreviated as "£", not in the list.

So I think it's safe to say that "pound" does not have a matching abbreviation in the list.

But perhaps the student is expected to know that "pound" = "lb", even if "lb" isn't listed.

But that contradicts the instructions: "Write the abbreviation next to the correct word" — implying the abbreviation must be from the list.

Therefore, "pound" cannot be matched.

But let’s check if "Hr" is meant for something else?

"Hr" is typically hour, not pound.

So unless "pound" is a typo for "hour", it doesn't work.

But "hour" isn't in the list.

So the only logical conclusion is that "pound" is a mistake.

Perhaps it should be "hour", and "Hr" is the answer.

Then:

1. hour → Hr

But it says "pound".

Alternatively, maybe "pound" is meant to be "inch", but "inch" is #11.

So no.

Wait — perhaps "pound" is a distractor, and the rest are correct.

But that’s unlikely.

Alternatively, maybe the abbreviation "lb" was omitted.

But in most such worksheets, "pound" is not included unless "lb" is provided.

Given that, I suspect "pound" is a typo and should be "hour", so:

1. hour → Hr

But since it says "pound", and no abbreviation for "pound" is in the list, we must leave it blank or note the issue.

But for the purpose of solving, let's assume the worksheet intends for us to match only those that can be matched.

So here is the corrected version:

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✔ Correct Answers:

1. pound → (No match) → Possibly typo; should be "hour" → Hr
2. February → Feb
3. Junior → Jr
4. Thursday → Thurs
5. Tuesday → Tues
6. Doctor → Dr
7. Saint → St
8. August → Aug
9. Sunday → Sun
10. October → Oct
11. inch → in
12. foot → ft
13. Mister → Mr
14. Friday → Fri
15. December → Dec
16. January → Jan

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Final Answer (with corrections):

| Number | Word | Abbreviation |
|--------|------------|--------------|
| 1 | pound | (No match) |
| 2 | February | Feb |
| 3 | Junior | Jr |
| 4 | Thursday | Thurs |
| 5 | Tuesday | Tues |
| 6 | Doctor | Dr |
| 7 | Saint | St |
| 8 | August | Aug |
| 9 | Sunday | Sun |
| 10 | October | Oct |
| 11 | inch | in |
| 12 | foot | ft |
| 13 | Mister | Mr |
| 14 | Friday | Fri |
| 15 | December | Dec |
| 16 | January | Jan |

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Explanation:

Most of the words correspond directly to the abbreviations provided at the top of the worksheet. For example:
- "February" is abbreviated as "Feb"
- "Junior" is "Jr"
- "Doctor" is "Dr"
- etc.

However, "pound" does not have a corresponding abbreviation in the list (the correct abbreviation "lb" is missing), so it cannot be matched. This may be an error in the worksheet.

If the intent was to include "pound", the abbreviation "lb" should have been included in the list.

Otherwise, the rest of the answers are straightforward one-to-one matches.

✔ All others are correctly matched.

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