ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ

 

Abbreviations Quiz

1. The verb abbreviate means to

 provide an example
 make shorter
 reduce in quality

 

2. Which type of abbreviation is BBC?

 an initialism
 a contraction
 a shortening

3. When an abbreviation is a shortening, the front and/or end of the word is

 cut up
 cut off
 cut in

 

4. The modern approach to punctuating acronyms is to use

 no full stops
 one full stop
 two full stops

5. When you cut out part of the inside of a word, you form

 a contraction
 an acronym
 an initialism

 

 

 

 

 

6. In contractions of more than one word, missing letters are replaced by

 a full stop
 a comma
 an apostrophe

7. Contractions may be used to save space in writing or

 ink in printing
 time in speaking
 choice in punctuation

8. Initialisms are usually pronounced as

 letters
 contractions
 words

9. An acronym is usually pronounced as

 letters
 a word
 a phrase

10. Shortenings like app, zoo and bike are usually spoken in the

 original form
 informal form
 initial form