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I + am = I’m
Contractions with is
If is is part of the two words that make up
the contraction, you will leave out the i
and replace with an apostrophe.
Squeeze the words together.
she + is = she’s
he + is = he’s
it + is = it’s
that + is = that’s
Contractions with are
Ifare is part of the two words that make
up the contraction, you will leave out the
a and replace with an apostrophe.
Squeeze the words together.
they + are = they’re
we + are = we’re
you + are = you’re
Contractions with will
If will is part of the two words that make up the contraction,
you will leave out the w and i and replace with an
apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
she + will = she’ll
I + will = I’ll
they + will = they’ll
we + will = we’ll
he + will = he’ll
you + will = you’ll
it + will = it’ll
Contractions with not
If not is part of the two words that make up the
contraction, you will leave out the o and replace with an
apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
have + not = haven’t does + not = doesn’t
is + not = isn’t do + not = don’t
had + not = hadn’t must + not = mustn’t
could + not = couldn’t would + not = wouldn’t
should + not = shouldn’t
can + not = can’t (leave out one of the n’s)
will+ not = won’t (not willn’t!!!!!!!!!!)
Contractions with have
If have is part of the two words that make up
the contraction, you will leave out the ha and
replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the
words together.
I + have = I’ve
they + have = they’ve
we + have = we’ve
you + have = you’ve
Contractions with had
If had is part of the two words that make
up the contraction, you will leave out the
ha and replace with an apostrophe.
Squeeze the words together.
I + had = I’d
they + had = they’d
we + had = we’d
you + had = you’d
Contractions with has
If has is part of the two words that make up the
contraction, you will leave out the ha and
replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the
words together. This one is tricky because you
can us is too!
she + has = she’s
he + has = he’s
it + has = it’s
that + has = that’s
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By: Shauna Gregory