Worksheet for practicing contractions with "not" and "is" for Grade 3 students.

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1. Rules for forming contractions with "not" and "is"
2. Practice exercises where students must combine words to create contractions.
3. A bonus challenge at the bottom: writing sentences using the contractions.

Let me walk through the solution and explanation step by step.

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🔹 Part 1: Rules

The worksheet gives two rules:

#### ✔ Rule 1: Contractions with "not"
- When using "not" in a contraction, it is replaced with an apostrophe, and there is no vowel sound between the words.
- Example:
- *does + not* → doesn't

#### ✔ Rule 2: Contractions with "is"
- When using "is" in a contraction, it is also replaced with an apostrophe, and again, no vowel sound.
- Example:
- *what + is* → what's

> Note: This rule applies to both cases — when "not" or "is" are contracted with other words.

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🔹 Part 2: Matching Exercises (Fill in the blanks)

Now let’s solve each of the numbered items by combining the two words into a contraction.

| # | Words | Contraction | Explanation |
|---|----------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1. | do + not | don't | "do" + "not" → remove 'o' from "not", add apostrophe → don't |
| 2. | who + is | who's | "who" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → who's |
| 3. | could + not | couldn't| "could" + "not" → drop 'o', add apostrophe → couldn't |
| 4. | there + is | there's | "there" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → there's |
| 5. | did + not | didn't | "did" + "not" → drop 'o', add apostrophe → didn't |
| 6. | here + is | here's | "here" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → here's |
| 7. | are + not | aren't | "are" + "not" → drop 'o', add apostrophe → aren't |
| 8. | she + is | she's | "she" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → she's |
| 9. | I + is | ✘ Invalid | "I" does not contract with "is" → this is incorrect. Should be "I am" → "I'm". But if forced, maybe typo? Probably meant "I + am"? But as written, "I is" is grammatically wrong. So likely a mistake. |
| 10.| it + is | it's | "it" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → it's |
| 11.| would + not | wouldn't| "would" + "not" → drop 'o', add apostrophe → wouldn't |
| 12.| that + is | that's | "that" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → that's |
| 13.| has + not | hasn't | "has" + "not" → drop 'o', add apostrophe → hasn't |
| 14.| he + is | he's | "he" + "is" → replace "is" with 's → he's |

> ⚠️ Note: Item #9 ("I + is") is problematic because "I is" is grammatically incorrect. The correct form is "I am", which contracts to "I'm". So either the worksheet has a typo, or it's meant to teach that "I" doesn’t contract with "is".

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🔹 Bonus Challenge: Write Sentences

Now, choose two contractions from above and write a sentence for each.

Let’s pick:
1. She's (she is)
2. It's (it is)

#### ✔ Sentence 1: She's going to the store.
- Meaning: "She is going to the store."

#### ✔ Sentence 2: It's raining outside.
- Meaning: "It is raining outside."

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✔ Final Answer Summary

Completed Worksheet Answers:

| # | Contraction |
|---|-------------|
| 1. | don't |
| 2. | who's |
| 3. | couldn't |
| 4. | there's |
| 5. | didn't |
| 6. | here's |
| 7. | aren't |
| 8. | she's |
| 9. | ✘ (invalid) or possibly "I'm" if typo |
| 10.| it's |
| 11.| wouldn't |
| 12.| that's |
| 13.| hasn't |
| 14.| he's |

Bonus Sentences:
1. She's going to the park.
2. It's time for lunch.

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💡 Teaching Tips

- Emphasize that contractions use an apostrophe to show missing letters.
- Highlight that "I is" is never correct — always use "I am" → "I'm".
- Practice reading contractions aloud to reinforce pronunciation.

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