Abbreviate street names

Learning Objectives Identify common street name words that can be abbreviated. Correctly write the standard abbreviation for at least five common street name words (e.g., St., Rd., Ave.). Recognize that abbreviations for street names must end with a period. Apply the rules of abbreviation to write a full address in a shortened form. Differentiate between a full street name and its abbreviated form in a sentence. Explain why abbreviating street names is useful, such as for fitting text on an envelope or in a form. Have you ever seen a letter with a super long address and wondered how it all fits? 💌 Let's learn a cool trick to make addresses shorter! In this lesson, we'll learn how to shorten, or abbreviate, common street names like 'Street' and 'Ave...

TermDefinitionExample AbbreviationA shortened form of a word or phrase.The abbreviation for 'Mister' is 'Mr.' Street Name WordThe part of a street name that tells you what kind of street it is.In '123 Maple Street', the street name word is 'Street'. PeriodThe small dot used at the end of many abbreviations to show that the word has been shortened.The abbreviation for Street is 'St.' with a period at the end. CapitalizationUsing an uppercase letter at the beginning of a word.Street name abbreviations, like 'Ave.' for Avenue, always start with a capital letter because they are part of a proper noun. AddressThe specific location of a house or building, including the number, street name, city, and state.An example of an address is &#...

The Period Rule Always end a street name abbreviation with a period (.). When you shorten a word like 'Street' to 'St.', you must put a period at the end. This little dot tells the reader that it's an abbreviation. The Capitalization Rule Always start a street name abbreviation with a capital letter. Just like the full word, the abbreviation for a street name is part of a proper noun and needs a capital letter. For example, 'avenue' becomes 'Ave.'. Common Street Abbreviations Street -> St. | Avenue -> Ave. | Road -> Rd. | Drive -> Dr. | Lane -> Ln. | Boulevard -> Blvd. You should memorize these common pairs. They are the most frequent ones you will see and use when writing addresses on letters, forms, and...