CONTRACTION PRACTICE 11/2/2013
Write the contractions on the lines
provided.
are not _____
aren’t________
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cannot ___ can’t __________
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could not ____couldn’t______
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did not _____didn’t_________
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do not ______ don’t____
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does not ____doesn’t_______
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is not ________isn’t_______
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had not _____hadn’t_______
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has not ______hasn’t_______
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have not ____haven’t_______
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might not ____mightn’t______
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must not _____musn’t______
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was not ______wasn’t______
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were not _____weren’t______
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will not _______won’t______
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should not ____shouldn’t______
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I am__________I’m___
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I had__________I’d___
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I have________I’ve_____
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I would________I’would_____
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I will__________I’ll___
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could have____could’ve_________
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might have____might’ve_________
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must have_____must´ve________
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should have____should’ve_________
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would have____would’ve_________
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you are_______you’re______
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you had_______you’d______
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you have______you’ve_______
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you will_______you’ll______
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you had_______you’d______
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we are________we’re_____
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we had________we’d_____
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we have_______we’ve______
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we will_________we’ll____
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we would______we’d_______
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he is___________he’s__
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he had________he’d____
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he has_________he’s____
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he would______he’d______
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he will__________he’ll___
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she is__________she’s_
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she had________she’d_____
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she has________she’s___
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she would______she’d_______
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she will________she’ll__
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they are________they’re_____
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they had______they’d____
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they have_______the’ve______
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they will_______they’ll___
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they would_____they’d________
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it is____________it’s_
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it had__________it’d___
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it has__________it’s___
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it will___________it’ll__
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it would_______it’d______
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who had_______who’d______
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who has______who’s_______
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who is__________who’s___
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who will_______who’ll______
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who would_____who’d________
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what is________what’s_____
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what had______what’d_______
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what has______what’s_______
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what will_______what’ll______
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what would____what’d_________
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when is_______when’s______
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when had______when’d_______
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when has_____when’s________
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when will_______when’ll______
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when would__when’d___________
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where is________where’s_____
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where has____where’s_________
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where had______where’d_______
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where will____where´ll_________
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where would____where’d_________
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why is________why’s_____
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why had________why’d_____
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why has______why’s_______
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why will_________why’ll____
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why would____why´d_________
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how is___________how’s__
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how has______how’s_______
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how had________how’d_____
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how will______who’ll_______
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how would______how’d_______
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Contract the words in parenthesis
1. ___He's___ going outside. (He is)
2. ___They’ve_____ finished eating. (They have)
3. He ____can’t________ sing. (can not)
4. Let’s_______ go swimming. (Let us)
5. You ____shoudn’t_____ do that. (should not)
6. They ___aren’t_________ coming. (are not)
7. ____They’re_____ leaving soon. (They are)
8. _____It’s_____ a sunny day. (It is)
9. She ____didn’t__look too happy. (did not)
10. ___I’d_____ better go now. (I had)
11. I ____won’t______ stay late. (will not)
12.
____We’ll__ have fun at the show. (We will)
Add the apostrophe in the correct place.
1. He’s going outside because he’s hot.
2. They’ve finished eating and they’re full.
3. Let’s play ball today.
4. I’ve lost my book and I’ll need it later.
5. You shouldn’t run, I can’t keep up to you.
6. They aren’t coming now so let’s go home.
7. They’re leaving soon and I’ll have to go too.
8. It’s a sunny day so let’s go outside.
9. She didn’t look too happy.
10. I’d better go now, you’ll still have time for a
nap.
11. I won’t stay up too late.
12.
We’ll have fun at the show. Won’t we?
Write the corrections on the lines provided.
1. Ill play with the puppies. Theyre so much fun to play with.
_I’ll___ ___they’re______
2. I wish theyd let me play with their toys.
__they’d____
3. Lets go outside and well ride our bikes.
__Let’s____ __we’ll___
4. Havent you finished your homework yet?
__Haven't____
5. Arent you coming with me today? Itll be so much fun.
__Aren´t____ ____it’ll__
6. My Dad wont be home for supper. Hes working late.
__won’t____ __He´s____
7. My brothers arent behaving today, but theyre tired.
__Aren’t______ __They’re____
8. Cant we stay up late tonight?
_Can’t_____
9. Ive spent most of my money. Wheres your money?
_I’ve_____ __where’s____
10. My sister cant walk yet but shes trying to.
_Can’t_____ ___she’s___
11. My friends havent seen Shrek yet.
__Haven’t____
12. I wont swim in deep water, it wouldnt be safe.
___Won’t___ ____wouldn’t_____
Example: He shouldn’t have gone outside in the rain.