Question

Contractions
A contraction is a shortened form of two words. In a contraction, an
apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.
Examples: I am = I’m you have = you’ve it is = it’s

Directions: Change the words in ( ) into a contraction.

Visit this link for a chart of some common contractions: Wikipedia:List of English contractions - Wikipedia (Links to an external site.)

PART I


1. __________________ (we are) going to the fair this weekend.
2. He said that he ______________________ (would not) go with me.
3. __________ (it is) time to go to bed.
4. It ______________ (is not) too late to enter the contest.
5. I _______________ (will not) be able to finish my homework.
6. Do you think ___________ (you will) have fun at the party.
7. I ________ (do not) know what _____________(should have) been done.
8. __________ (who did) you say was coming for dinner tonight?
9. _______ (we will) ask them if _________ (they have) seen our dog.
10. You _________ (will not) have time to complete the project.
11. ____________ (there is) never enough money to pay the bills.
12. The answer ____________ (was not) correct.
13. If _____________ (you would) like to go, _______ (I will) take you.
14. I knew __________ (she would) want to buy that ring.

PART II

Directions: Find the two words in each sentence that can make a contraction and underline them. Then,
write the contraction on the line.


1. If we know this, we will make some money for sure! _______we’ll______ (Example)
2. Rocky has not given up the fight yet. __________________
3. They are going to help us get through this. __________________
4. He does not seem to understand simple instructions. __________________
5. She will go to the dance with you. __________________
6. I will not give up my dreams for this. __________________
7. The pirate will not learn to swim. __________________
8. It would not be that hard for him. __________________
9. Who are these people and what do they want? __________________
10. I could not stop if I tried. __________________
11. How is that project coming along? __________________
12. If it were not for his behavior, the class would be eating lunch now. __________________
13. Ask as many questions as you want; it is your business. __________________
14. If I were you, I would try a little harder. __________________
15. I have given up on waiting for her. __________________
16. I hate cupcakes: they will be the death of me. __________________
17. Please do not throw things in class. __________________
18. I have not even started doing make-up work. __________________
19. This will be tough if you were not listening. __________________
20. Let us work really hard on this unit since it’s so important. __________________
21. He has not even started his homework! _________________

Answer 1

Answer:

1. __________________ (we are) going to the fair this weekend.

We're

2. He said that he ______________________ (would not) go with me.

Wouldn't

3. __________ (it is) time to go to bed.

It's

4. It ______________ (is not) too late to enter the contest.

Isn't

5. I _______________ (will not) be able to finish my homework.

Won't

6. Do you think ___________ (you will) have fun at the party.

You'll

7. I ________ (do not) know what _____________(should have) been done.

Don't  -  Should've

8. __________ (who did) you say was coming for dinner tonight?

Who'd

9. _______ (we will) ask them if _________ (they have) seen our dog.

We'll

10. You _________ (will not) have time to complete the project.

Won't

11. ____________ (there is) never enough money to pay the bills.

There's

12. The answer ____________ (was not) correct.

Wasn't

13. If _____________ (you would) like to go, _______ (I will) take you.

You'd  -  I'll

14. I knew __________ (she would) want to buy that ring.

She'd

PART II

2. Rocky has not given up the fight yet. __________________

Hasn't

3. They are going to help us get through this. __________________

They're

4. He does not seem to understand simple instructions. __________________

Doesn't

5. She will go to the dance with you. __________________

She'll

6. I will not give up my dreams for this. __________________

Won't

7. The pirate will not learn to swim. __________________

Won't

8. It would not be that hard for him. __________________

Wouldn't

9. Who are these people and what do they want? __________________

Who're

10. I could not stop if I tried. __________________

Couldn't

11. How is that project coming along? __________________

How's

12. If it were not for his behavior, the class would be eating lunch now. __________________

Weren't

13. Ask as many questions as you want; it is your business. __________________

It's

14. If I were you, I would try a little harder. __________________

I'd

15. I have given up on waiting for her. __________________

I've

16. I hate cupcakes: they will be the death of me. __________________

They'll

17. Please do not throw things in class. __________________

Don't

18. I have not even started doing make-up work. __________________

Haven't

19. This will be tough if you were not listening. __________________

This'll

20. Let us work really hard on this unit since it’s so important. __________________

Let's

21. He has not even started his homework! _________________

Hasn't

Explanation:

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