Apostrophes: Form Contractions

Apostrophes: Form Contractions exercise

• What is a contraction?

  Hints

  In contractions, one or some letters get replaced by an apostrophe.

  Two examples of common contractions are "don't" and "can't."

  Don't combines do and not.

  Can't combines can and not.

  Solution

  Contractions are a shorter way to say two words by combining them.

  In the image above, you can see how we can combine the words "he" and "is" to make the contraction "he's."

• Which two words make the contraction?

  Hints

  Remember, when making a contraction we usually keep the first word the same.

  For example, in the contraction "they're" the first word is "they." The whole word "they" is kept in the contraction.

  In a contraction, one or some of the letters in the second word are cut out.

  For example, the contraction"they're" is made out of the words "they" and "are." The letter "a" is cut out of the word "are."

  Solution

  The image above shows the word pairs that make each contraction.

  Contractions are a shorter way to say two words by combining them.

  In contractions, the first word of a contraction is always the same, but the second word gets one or some letters cut out.

• What are the steps for making a contraction?

  Hints

  Remember, we start to make a contraction by keeping the first word the same.

  You put an apostrophe in a contraction after you cut one or some letters in the second word.

  The last step is to re-read the contraction to make sure that it makes sense.

  Solution

  Here are the steps to making a contraction:

  1. Keep the first word the same.
  2. Cut one or some of the letters in the second word.
  3. Put the apostrophe in the place where the letters you cut were.
  4. Re-read the contraction to make sure that it makes sense.

• Can you write the contractions?

  Hints

  Remember in a contraction, the first word is usually kept the same, but the second word gets one or some letters cut out.

  This image shows you how to make the contraction "who's."

  • We can start by keeping the first word "who."
  • Next, we need to cut one or some of the letters in the second word. Here we cut the letter “i.”
  • Then, we need to put the apostrophe in the place the letters were.
  • Finally, we re-read the word to make sure that it makes sense.

  Don't forget to include an apostrophe mark ('). When we put an apostrophe mark in a word, it always goes up in the air.

  Solution

  The image above shows how to make each contraction.

  To make the contraction "hadn't":

  • We can start by keeping the first word "had."
  • Next, we need to cut one or some of the letters in the second word "not." Here we cut the letter “o.”
  • Then, we need to put the apostrophe in the place the letters were.
  • Finally, we re-read the word to make sure that it makes sense.

• What contraction can you make?

  Hints

  Remember, when creating contractions, the first word usually stays the same.

  Next, we need to cut one or some of the letters in the second word.

  Remember that a contraction always has an apostrophe mark ('). When we put an apostrophe mark in a word, it always goes up in the air.

  The apostrophe mark goes in the place of the missing letter or letters.

  Solution

  The image above shows how to make the contraction "wasn't."

  • We can start by keeping the first word "was."
  • Next, we need to cut one or some of the letters in the second word "not". Here we cut the letter “o.”
  • Then we need to put the apostrophe in the place the letters were.
  • Finally, we re-read the word to make sure that it makes sense.

• Which words could be made into contractions?

  Hints

  In the first sentence, the words "There" and "is" could be made into the contraction "There's."

  One of the two words used to make a contraction is always a verb.

  For example, the verb "is" can be found in many contractions.

  Look at the verbs in each sentence, can you make a contraction using them and one of the words next to them?

  The word "not" is used to make many contractions.

  For example, the contraction "haven't" is made using the words "have" and "not."

  Solution

  The picture above shows each of the word pairs that can be made into a contraction.

  • "there" and "is" can be combined to make the contraction "there's"
  • "do" and "not" can be combined to make the contraction "don't"
  • "it" and "is" can be combined to make the contraction "it's"
  • "we" and "are" can be combined to make the contraction "we're"