Contractions
A contraction is a word made from a verb and another word. An apostrophe takes
the place of any letters that are left out. A contraction can be made by joining
a verb and the word not, a word and the verb is, and a pronoun and a verb. Here
are some common contractions that students should know how to spell.
Verb + Not
| aren't - are not |
haven't - have not |
| can't - cannot |
isn't - is not |
| couldn't - could not |
mustn't - must not |
| didn't - did not |
shouldn't - should not |
| doesn't - does not |
wasn't - was not |
| don't - do not |
weren't -were not |
| hadn't - had not |
won't - will not |
| hasn't - has not |
wouldn't - would not |
Word + Is
| here's - here is |
what's - what is |
| that's - that is |
where's - where is |
| there's - there is |
who's - who is |
Pronoun + Verb
| he'd - he would, he had |
they'll - they will |
| he'll - he will |
they're - they are |
| he's - he is, he has |
they've - they have |
| I'd - I would, I had |
we'd - we would, we had |
| I'll - I will |
we'll - we will |
| I'm - I am |
we're - we are |
| I've - I have |
we've - we have |
| it'll - it will |
who'll - who will |
| it's - it is, it has |
you'd - you would, you had |
| she'd - she would, she had |
you'll - you will |
| she'll - she will |
you're - you are |
| she's - she is, she has |
you've - you have |
| they'd - they would, they had |
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Sometimes the contractions he'll, I'll, it's, there's, they're, we'd, we've,
who's, and you're are confused with other words that sound the same. (heal/heel,
aisle/isle, its, theirs, their/there, weed, weave, whose, your) Students must
understand the different spellings and meanings of these words with the same
sounds. (See Homophones section on the next page.)
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