is a type of abbreviation where a new word is formed from the first letters of a series of words Pronounced as a separate word All acronyms are abbreviations Abbreviation refers to any shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase Some abbreviations are not pronounced as new words But not every abbreviation is an acronym ACRONYM ACRONYM ACRONYM Titles before names: Mr. = Mister (for men) (plural - Misters) Mrs. = Mistress (for women) Prof. = Professor (plural - Profs.) St.
= Saint (plural - Sts.) Rev. = Reverend (plural - Revs.) Hon. = Honourable (plural - Hons.) Jr. = Junior Pres.
= President Names of a Few Objects: VCR = Videocassette Recorder CD = Compact Disc DVD = Digital Video/Versatile Disk GPS = Global Positioning System VR = Virtual reality AR = Augmented Reality TV = Television Words used with numbers: a.m. = ante meridiem (before noon) p.m. = post meridiem (after noon) A.D. = anno domini B.C.E.
= before common era C.E. = common era Common Latin terms: etc. = et cetera (and so forth) i.e. = id est(that is) e.g.
= exempligratia (for example) et al. = et alii (and others) vs. = versus 10th - - . Terms of mathematical units: ft = feet ft² = square feet kg = kilogram km = kilometre mm = millimetre ml = millilitre °F = degrees Fahrenheit °C = degrees Celsius .
Names of Familiar Institutions: CBI = Central Bureau of Investigation IB = Intelligence Bureau IMF = International Monetary Fund UN = United Nations EC = Election Commission EU = European Union IIT = Indian Institute of Technology . Names of Countries: USA = United Stated of America UK = United Kingdom UAE = United Arab Emirates . Long, common phrases IQ = Intelligence Quotient mph = miles per hour mpg = miles per gallon D. Expand the following abbreviations or acronyms E.
Complete the sentences with the correct abbreviations or acronyms from the given list. . My dad wakes up very early in the morning because he has to be at work