Contractions
Name
Contractions
A c o ntr a c ti o n is a sh ort e n e d f orm of t w o w ords. A n
a p ostro p h e t a k e s th e p l a c e o f th e missin g l e tt e r(s).
DIRECTIO NS: Writ e th e c o ntr a c tio n for e a c h se t o f
w ords.
1.
w as not
7.
w e are
2.
w h o is
8.
th e y w o ul d
3.
th a t w ill
9.
w h e n is
4.
will n o t
10.
you h a d
5.
w h e r e will
11.
it h a s
6.
th a t w o ul d
12.
sh o ul d h a v e
DIRECTIO NS: Un d e rlin e th e c o ntr a c tio n in e a c h se nt e n c e . Th e n writ e
w h a t th e c o ntr a c tio n m e a ns o n th e lin e .
13.
W h e r e ’s m y f a v orit e sw e a t e r?
14.
W e ’ d c o m pl e t e ly f org o tt e n w e a sk e d h e r.
15.
I h a v e n ’t d o n e m y h o m e w ork y e t.
16.
I w o ul d n ’t d o th a t if I w e r e y o u.
17.
W h o ’s th a t w o m a n with th e r e d h a ir?
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