1. Abbreviation rules O’Rourke Elementary 3 rd Grade

2. 2 General rules for using abbreviations: Save space Make reading easier

3. 3 Months without dates Always capitalize and write out: The election is in November. School starts in August. He hopes to graduate in December. It will start in January 2000. The battle ended in October 1866.

4. 4 Dates Abbreviate months: Jan. 5, 1997 Feb. 28, 1864 Aug. 10, 2000 Sept. 9, 1999 Oct. 14, 1784 Nov. 1, 1965 Dec. 22, 1696

5. 5 Dates Write out months of 5 or fewer letters: March 30, 2000 April 5, 1974 May 26, 1998 June 12, 1863 July 31, 1997

6. 6 Now you try! June 3 October 17, 2008 They will visit in December. December 7, 1941 April 14, 2009 He graduated in September. January 5, 2001

7. 7 Days of the week Sun. - Sunday Mon. - Monday Tues. - Tuesday Wed. - Wednesday Thurs. - Thursday Fri. - Friday Sat. - Saturday

8. 8 Places Write out states when they stand alone: She is from New Jersey. He was born in Alaska. Killer bees invaded Texas.

9. 9 Places Abbreviations of our 50 states is listed in your red dictionary. Examples of state abbreviation: AL, MS, FL, NY, etc.

10. 10 Streets and addresses If it’s an exact address, abbreviate everything you can (the direction & “street,” “boulevard” and “avenue”): 901 W. Main St. 2005 Grove Ave. 70 Monument Blvd. If there’s no street address, spell out: He lives on Floyd Street. The building is on Monument Boulevard.

11. 11 Names and titles Titles that we abbreviate: Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. Lt.

12. 12 Names and titles If used directly before a name, abbreviate: Gov. Mark Warner Dr. Terry Oggel Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine Rep. Robert Scott Sen. John Warner