Contractions

1. Contractions Contractions are two words combined to make one. Ideas from Learning Resources pamphlet. Juanita Lopez

2. Contractions: • Most times, the first word is written and the second word is shortened using an apostrophe (’) • However, There are some instances where this is not the case. For the word he is, the contraction is he’s. The apostrophe takes the place of only one letter. • For the word can not, the contraction is can’t. The apostrophe takes the places of two letters, n and o. • For the word will not, the contraction is won’t. Change the ill in will to o. remove the o in not add and apostrophe in the place of o creating won’t

3. Contractions with not • can not can’t • did not didn’t • have not haven’t • was not wasn’t

4. Contractions with not • is not isn’t • are not aren’t • do not don’t • could not couldn’t

5. Contractions with not • would not wouldn’t • does not doesn’t • will not won’t • should not shouldn’t

6. Contractions with not • has not hasn’t • were not weren’t • had not hadn’t

7. Contractions with is • it is it’s • he is he’s • she is she’s • that isthat’s

8. Contractions with have • would have would’ve • I have I’ve • should have should’ve • could have could’ve

9. Contractions with have • they have they've • we have we’ve • you have you’ve • we have we’ve

10. Contractions with had • you had you’d • I had I’d • they had they’d • we had we’d • he had he’d

11. Contractions with am/are • I am I’m • they are they’re • you are you’re • we are we're

12. Contractions with will • we will we’ll • they will they’ll • she will she’ll • he will he’ll • I will I’ll

13. Contractions with will • You will you’ll • It will it’ll • that will that’ll • who will who’ll