Contractions worksheet for students to practice forming contractions from word pairs.

Let’s go through each one step by step. A contraction is when we combine two words and use an apostrophe to show that some letters are missing.

1. I have → I’ve
2. We are → We’re
3. They are → They’re
4. She is → She’s
5. Can not → Can’t (note: “cannot” is one word, but the contraction is still “can’t”)
6. He is → He’s
7. Did not → Didn’t
8. Are not → Aren’t
9. She will → She’ll
10. They will → They’ll
11. They would → They’d
12. You would → You’d
13. There is → There’s
14. Should not → Shouldn’t
15. That is → That’s
16. There is → There’s (same as #13)
17. You have → You’ve
18. She has → She’s (yes, same as “she is” — context tells us which meaning)
19. Where is → Where’s
20. You will → You’ll

Double-checking:
- All contractions follow standard English rules.
- Apostrophes are placed correctly.
- No spelling errors.

Final Answer:
1. I’ve
2. We’re
3. They’re
4. She’s
5. Can’t
6. He’s
7. Didn’t
8. Aren’t
9. She’ll
10. They’ll
11. They’d
12. You’d
13. There’s
14. Shouldn’t
15. That’s
16. There’s
17. You’ve
18. She’s
19. Where’s
20. You’ll