cup - c

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A small cup of coffee holds approximately 1 cup.

 pint - pt

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A tall glass of lemonade or a bowl of soup holds approximately 1 pint.

1 pint = 2 cups

quart - qt

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Oil comes in a quart-sized container.

1 quart = 2 pints

 gallon - gal

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A large container of milk or window washing fluid comes in a 1 gallon container.

1 gallon = 4 quarts

milliliter - ml

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Ten drops  from a medicine dropper is approximately 1 milliliter.

 liter - l

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A bottle of cola is one liter. A very large bottle holds 3 liters.

1 liter =1000 milliliters