U.S. State Abbreviations Worksheet

A Grade 5 social studies worksheet focusing on identifying and writing U.S. state abbreviations.

Grade 5 Social studies GeographyState Abbreviations

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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceMatchingTrue / FalseShort Answer

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D2.Geo.2.3-5D2.Geo.3.3-5

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U.S. State Abbreviations Challenge

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to complete the worksheet. This worksheet will test your knowledge of U.S. state abbreviations.

Write the correct two-letter abbreviation for each state.

1. California:

2. New York:

3. Texas:

4. Florida:

5. Washington:

Choose the correct state abbreviation.

6. What is the abbreviation for Pennsylvania?

7. Which of these is the correct abbreviation for Ohio?

Match each state on the left with its correct abbreviation on the right.

8. Michigan

a. AZ

9. Arizona

b. MI

10. Colorado

c. CO

11. Virginia

d. VA

Determine if the following statements about state abbreviations are true or false.

12. The abbreviation for Maine is MA.

True

False

13. Wisconsin's abbreviation is WI.

True

False

14. Why do we use abbreviations for states?

15. List three states that have abbreviations that do not use the first two letters of their name.