With a little emphasis on reading and understanding abbreviations with these activities, there can be an impact on reading fluency and understanding. Using the common abbreviations for people, days of the week, months, measurements, addresses, and states, your primary and ESL learners can "get" that teaching and practice. As you use the word cards and abbreviations to match, sort, play concentration, and discuss, your students will gain understanding of why and how abbreviations are used. The wo