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Contractions worksheets
A free five-page pack: learn the rule with pictures, then sort words, find them in sentences and use them in writing, with an answer key.
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41 sec · with voice and captionsA pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.
Read what the video says
- 0:00 Let's practice contractions, step by step.
- 0:03 A contraction is two words made into one. An apostrophe (') takes the place of the letters that are left out. For example: do not = don't, it is = it's
- 0:14 Look and say: do not becomes don't. Cannot becomes can't.
- 0:19 Read each word, and write it in the right box. I'm goes in the am / are box.
- 0:25 Read each sentence. Circle the contraction. I'm six years old.
- 0:30 Write the contraction. Do not forget the apostrophe ('). Is not is isn't
- 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
The rule
The ruleA contraction is two words made into one. An apostrophe (') takes the place of the letters that are left out.
do not = don't, it is = it's
Look and say
- do not ↓don't
- cannot ↓can't
- is not ↓isn't
- did not ↓didn't
- it is ↓it's
- I am ↓I'm
- we are ↓we're
- she is ↓she's
Try some
I'm six years old.I'm six years old.Show answer
Don't run in the hall.Don't run in the hall.Show answer
It's a sunny day.It's a sunny day.Show answer
We can't find the cat.We can't find the cat.Show answer
She's my best friend.She's my best friend.Show answer
They're at the park.They're at the park.Show answer
The dog isn't big.The dog isn't big.Show answer
We're going home.We're going home.Show answer
Find the words in each sentence, then tap to check.
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Common questions
What are contractions?
A contraction is two words made into one. An apostrophe (') takes the place of the letters that are left out.
How do I teach contractions?
Write the two words on a strip of paper. Fold over the letters that leave, and put an apostrophe on the fold. Children see exactly where the apostrophe goes and why.
What mistake should I watch for?
Putting the apostrophe in the wrong place, as in "did'nt". The apostrophe goes where the missing letter was: did not, didn't.
What grade learns contractions?
Usually 2nd grade. In the Common Core it is part of L.2.2c.