This list of common words and abbreviations is a helpful tool for your students! Abbreviations are grouped into categories including days, months, people, street names, measurements (customary and metric), and places. The first page gives examples of U.S.A. state abbreviations and provides a space to put your state, territory, or country and its abbreviation into the list and the second page has a complete list of U.S. states and their abbreviations so it can be printed as a two-sided handout if