Apostrophe Worksheets - Contractions | Free English Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go through each item one by one and write the correct contraction.

A contraction is when we combine two words into one, usually leaving out some letters and adding an apostrophe (’). For example: “do not” becomes “don’t”.

We’ll match each pair of words to its standard contraction:

1. Is not → isn’t
2. She had → she’d
3. I would → I’d
4. You are → you’re
5. Had not → hadn’t
6. I am → I’m
7. Might not → mightn’t *(Note: This is less common in American English but still correct)*
8. Let us → let’s
9. Are not → aren’t
10. Must not → mustn’t
11. You will → you’ll
12. What have → what’ve *(Less common, but grammatically correct — often used informally)*
13. He is → he’s
14. He has → he’s *(Same as above — context tells us which meaning)*
15. They had → they’d
16. We had → we’d
17. He would → he’d
18. Do not → don’t
19. Should not → shouldn’t
20. I have → I’ve

All contractions follow standard rules. Some like “what’ve” or “mightn’t” are more formal or British, but they’re still valid. In school worksheets, these are typically accepted unless specified otherwise.

Final Answer:
1. isn’t
2. she’d
3. I’d
4. you’re
5. hadn’t
6. I’m
7. mightn’t
8. let’s
9. aren’t
10. mustn’t
11. you’ll
12. what’ve
13. he’s
14. he’s
15. they’d
16. we’d
17. he’d
18. don’t
19. shouldn’t
20. I’ve