Worksheet 15: Messaging acronyms

ENGA10TRF
Name No. Class

Date / / Teacher ©

Porto
Match the acronyms to the corresponding meaning. Revise:

a. THX Student’s Book, pp. 130-

h. CU 1. GREAT 8. LATER 131
b. F2F
i. UR 2. DO IT YOURSELF 9. CANNOT TALK NOW
c. L8R
j. W8 3. TONIGHT 10. TOMORROW
d. DIY
k. B3 4. BLAH BLAH BLAH 11. SEE YOU
e. AFK
l.GR8 5. I DON’T KNOW 12. FACE TO FACE
f. CTK
m. 2moro 6. YOUR / YOU ARE 13. WAIT
g. IDK
n. 2nite 7. THANKS 14. AWAY FROM KEYBOARD

Write the messages in standard English.

a.
a. Hi! How R U? THX 4 ur
msg 4 my bday!

b. UR welcome. I’m GR8 b.

THX. BTW R U
free 2MORO?
c.

c. IDK! D U wanna have DNR?

d.
d. WFM! 8pm? TMB asap
plz with a restaurant e.
suggestion. 2 tired 2
think!
f.
e. FWIW the new
Italian is FAB.

f. ^5 YOLO! B4N. XOXO

Use the acronyms in exercises 1 and 2 to invent a similar conversation with a friend.

a. You:

b. Friend:

c. You:

d. Friend:
e. You:

f. Friend:

g. You: