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CONTRACTIONS

CONTRACTIONS. By Eleanor Simpson. What are contractions?. A contraction is two words joined together with one or more letters dropped and replaced by an apostrophe ( ’ ). Do not = don’t I will = I’ll . I am changes to :. I. am. I’m. I am going to school. CHANGES TO:.

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CONTRACTIONS

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  1. CONTRACTIONS By Eleanor Simpson

  2. What are contractions? • A contraction is two words joined together with one or more letters dropped and replaced by an apostrophe ( ’ ). • Do not = don’t I will = I’ll

  3. I amchanges to: I am I’m

  4. I am going to school. CHANGES TO: I’m going to school.

  5. I have we have they have you have I’ve we’ve they’ve you’ve When the word have is used in a contraction, the letters haare dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

  6. I have found my lost toy. • CHANGES TO: • I’ve found my lost toy.

  7. they had she had we had he had you had they’d she’d we’d he’d you’d When the word had is used in a contraction, the letters ha are dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

  8. You had better go home. • CHANGES TO: • You’d better go home.

  9. he will she will we will you will they will I will he’ll she’ll we’ll you’ll they’ll I’ll When the word will is used in a contraction, the letters wi are dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

  10. I will go the store. • CHANGES TO: • I’ll go to the store.

  11. you are we are they are you’re we’re they’re When the word are is used in a contraction, the letter a is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

  12. You are my friend. • CHANGES TO: • You’re my friend.

  13. that is what is he is she is who is it is that’s what’s he’s she’s who’s it’s When the wordis is used in a contraction, the letter i is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

  14. Who is coming to my party. • CHANGES TO: • Who’s coming to my party?

  15. can not do not is not was not are not did not can’t don’t isn’t wasn’t aren’t didn’t When the word not is used in a contraction, the letter o is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

  16. I can not wait for my party. • CHANGES TO: • I can’t wait for my party.

  17. Let’s test our knowledge!

  18. Remember! A contraction is two words joined together with one or more letters dropped and replaced by an apostrophe (’).

  19. he had I am are not it is I will they are I would I’d it’s he’d they’re I’m aren’t I’ll Now we are going to use the pen to match the words to their contraction.

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