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Abbreviations and Numbers

Always stress the last letter or the last number when pronouncing abbreviations.

Abbreviations for Practice

  1. MBA
  2. UCLA
  3. JFK
  4. CNN
  5. USA
  6. IBM
  7. FBI
  8. PhD
  9. AT&T

Numbers for Practice

  1. 1997
  2. 5:15
  3. 11:45
  4. $37.99
  5. 911
  6. (310) 555- 2389

Practice Sentences

  1. He arrived at LAX at 8:25 AM.
  2. He has a PhD from UCLA.
  3. My SUV was made in the USA.
  4. I love my IBM PC.
  5. We arrived in the USA in 2007.
  6. I bought the DVD player for $39.99
  7. My class starts and 9:15 and ends at 10:45

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