Contractions

❖ A contraction is the shortening of a word, syllable, or

word group by omission of internal letters.
❖ An apostrophe shows where one or more letters have
been omitted.
❖ Example: don’t = do not (exception: won’t = will not)

Underline the contractions in each

Write the contraction for the sentence and write out the words in
following words: full:
1. do not 11. they are
2. I am 12. I have 1. Mary isn’t a good runner. ______
3. had not 13. there is 2. They’ve bought a new van. ________
4. is not 14. does not 3. We’re watching a film now. _______
5. was not 15. would not 4. I’ll do this project tomorrow. ______
6. it is 16. she will 5. It’s a good day for walking. ________
7. I will 17. could not 6. Who’s knocking at the door? ______
8. who is 18. were not 7. They’re wonderful actors. ________
9. we are 19. will not 8. I’ve broken the glass. ____________
10. did not 20. they have 9. We didn’t read this book – it wasn’t
interesting. _______;________
10. She’ll meet me. ______________
11.He’d like to be a professional
footballer. ___________________
12. If it’s good, we want to watch the
Write the contractions for the show. ____________
full words in each sentence: 13. We’re brother and sister. ________
14. There’s a cat on the sofa. ________
1. We don’t eat sweets. __________ 15. Jack doesn’t play the piano, but he’s
2. Joe did not go to school. _______ a good cook. ________;_________
3. I shall not be going out. _________ 16. I’ll see you tomorrow. __________
4. We have lost our dog. _____________ 17. We can't come right now because
5. Josh will be late. __________ we’re going out. _______;________
6. Do not spend too much time on your 18. I didn’t catch what you said. ______
phone. ____________________________ 19. He’ll finish the job if you give him
7. They will not be happy. ________ some tools. ______________
8. He is not a teacher. _____________ 20. Don’t you like Paris? __________
9. I can not run very well. ____________ 21. He wasn’t often invited to birthday
10. We do not argue often. _________ parties. _______________
11. She has not done her chores yet.
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