Apostrophes for Contractions

Name: _______________________________

Date: _______________________________

Remember: A contraction is a shortened form of two words. An apostrophe (') shows where letters have been removed.

Example: do not → don't (the apostrophe replaces the 'o' in not)

Part A: Write the Contraction ✏️

Rewrite these word pairs as contractions using apostrophes.

1. I am = _______________________

2. we are = _______________________

3. did not = _______________________

4. she will = _______________________

5. they have = _______________________

6. it is = _______________________

7. cannot = _______________________

8. you are = _______________________

9. he would = _______________________

10. I have = _______________________

Expand these contractions into their full forms (two words).

1. won't = _______________________

2. they're = _______________________

3. hasn't = _______________________

4. we'll = _______________________

5. isn't = _______________________

6. you've = _______________________

7. shouldn't = _______________________

8. I'd = _______________________

9. weren't = _______________________

10. she's = _______________________

Rewrite these sentences, changing the underlined words into contractions.

1. We are going to the beach tomorrow.

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2. I have not finished my homework yet.

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3. She will be here soon.

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4. They did not see the sign.

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