Printable English grammar worksheet for practicing contractions, ideal for students learning to combine words.

Let's solve the contractions worksheet step by step.

What are contractions?

Contractions are shortened forms of two words combined together, usually with an apostrophe (') to show where letters have been omitted. For example, "I am" becomes "I'm".

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Now, let's go through each item and write the correct contraction:

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
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
19. Where is → Where's
20. You will → You'll

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✔ Final Answer Key:

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

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💡 Tips for Remembering Contractions:

- 've = have or has (e.g., I've, she's)
- 're = are (e.g., we're, they're)
- 'll = will (e.g., she'll, they'll)
- 'd = would or had (e.g., you'd, they'd)
- 's = is or has (e.g., he's, she's)
- 't = not (e.g., can't, shouldn't)

This worksheet helps build foundational grammar skills in forming common contractions used in everyday English writing and speech.

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