An acronym is an abbreviation. For example, UK = the United Kingdom.

Below are two quizzes. The first is basic, the second advanced.

Write one or both of the lists on the board, or dictate them to your students. Then give them time to guess what the acronyms stand for. The group with the most correct wins.

“Them are fightin’ words!” It’s not good grammar, but that’s what a fellow from the backwoods might say if someone insulted him. Meaning, “What you say is insult enough to make me fight you.” Or, more simply, “You are asking for trouble.”