Contractions Pronunciation

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This table covers "be", "have" and "will" only (not verbs like "should" and "can") because
these are the verbs where homophones can help you understand and remember some of
the contractions.

Only one pronunciation is given for each contraction, but there may be other pronunciations
when unstressed or in other varieties of English.

common
homo- confus-
pronun- phones ions
ciation
con- (number of same
long trac- syl- pronun- different rhymes
verb form tion lables) ciation pronun-ciation with

be I am I'm |ime| (1) - aim dime

you are you're |yor| (1) your/ yore jaw jaw/ more/
four

he is he's |heez| (1) - his/ fees/ heath fees/ bees

she is she's |sheez| (1) - seas/ sees seas/ he's

it is it's |its| (1) its eats/ ids bits/ fits

we are we're |wier| (1) weir were/ where pier/ beer

they they're |thear| (1) their/ there dare pair/ fair

are

are not aren't |arnt| (1) aunt ant/ aunty shan't

is not isn't |izunt| (2) - - -

was not wasn't |wozunt| (2) - - -

were weren't |wurnt| (1) - want/ won't burnt/

not learnt
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verb form tion lables) ciation pronun-ciation with

have I have I've |ive| (1) - ivy/ if dive/ five

you you've |yoov| (1) - - move/

have prove

he has he's |heez| (1) - his/ fees/ heath fees/ bees

she she's |sheez| (1) - seas/ sees seas/ he's

has

it has it's |its| (1) its eats/ ids bits/ fits

we we've |weev| (1) weave with peeve/

have believe

they they've |theiv| (1) - dave dave/

have brave

I had I'd |ide| (1) eyed id cried/ died

you you'd |yood| (1) - jude (name) food/

had renewed

he had he'd |heed| (1) heed hid/ head/ feed feed/ need

she she'd |sheed| (1) - shed/ seed seed/ he'd

had

it had it'd |itud| (2) - - -

we had we'd |weed| (1) weed wed he'd/ she'd

they they'd |theid| (1) - - spade/

had paid
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homo- confus-
pronun- phones ions
ciation
con- (number of same
long trac- syl- pronun- different rhymes
verb form tion lables) ciation pronun-ciation with

will I will I'll |ail| (1) aisle/ isle ill while/ pile

you will you'll |yuul| (1) yule you all/ jewel tool

he will he'll |heel| (1) heel/ heal feel/ hell feel/ peel

she will she'll |sheel| (1) - shell he'll/ feel

it will it'll |itul| (2) - - -

we will we'll |weel| (1) wheel/ weal well he'll/ she'll

they they'll |theil| (1) - dale dale/ male

will

will not won't |woant| (1) - want don't

I would I'd |ide| (1) eyed id cried/ died

you you'd |yood| (1) - jude (name) food/

would renewed

he he'd |heed| (1) heed hid/ head/ feed feed/ need

would

she she'd |sheed| (1) - shed/ seed seed/ he'd

would

it would it'd |itud| (2) - - -

we we'd |weed| (1) weed wed he'd/ she'd

would

they they'd |theid| (1) - - spade/

would paid