Apostrophes of Contraction worksheet for students to practice correcting sentences with missing apostrophes.

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to add apostrophes to the sentences to correctly form contractions.

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🔤 What are contractions?

Contractions are shortened forms of words or phrases where letters are omitted and replaced with an apostrophe ('). For example:
- "I am" → "I'm"
- "I have" → "I've"
- "they are" → "they're"

We'll go through each sentence and fix the missing apostrophes.

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✔ Corrected Sentences with Apostrophes

1. Original: I cant go to school tomorrow because I havent finished my homework!
Corrected: I can't go to school tomorrow because I haven't finished my homework!
🔹 "can't" = can + not
🔹 "haven't" = have + not

2. Original: Wheres my hat? I havent seen it since we walked the dogs.
Corrected: Where's my hat? I haven't seen it since we walked the dogs.
🔹 "Where's" = Where + is
🔹 "haven't" = have + not

3. Original: Ill be happy when I dont have to play soccer anymore. The team isnt having the best season.
Corrected: I'll be happy when I don't have to play soccer anymore. The team isn't having the best season.
🔹 "I'll" = I + will
🔹 "don't" = do + not
🔹 "isn't" = is + not

4. Original: I shouldnt have too much ice cream. Ive been on a diet for 3 weeks and Im doing a great job.
Corrected: I shouldn't have too much ice cream. I 've been on a diet for 3 weeks and I 'm doing a great job.
🔹 "shouldn't" = should + not
🔹 "I've" = I + have
🔹 "I'm" = I + am

5. Original: Why wouldnt you want to go to school? Youll have a great time and see all your friends.
Corrected: Why wouldn't you want to go to school? You'll have a great time and see all your friends.
🔹 "wouldn't" = would + not
🔹 "You'll" = You + will

6. Original: Shes been upset all day. She wont even open the door. Why cant you talk to her about her attitude?
Corrected: She's been upset all day. She won't even open the door. Why can't you talk to her about her attitude?
🔹 "She's" = She + is
🔹 "won't" = will + not
🔹 "can't" = can + not

7. Original: Youll want to go to the markets on Saturday because it theyre not open on Sunday.
Corrected: You'll want to go to the markets on Saturday because they're not open on Sunday.
🔹 "You'll" = You + will
🔹 "they're" = they + are

8. Original: Theyre going to the park today, so theyll need to take some lunch.
Corrected: They're going to the park today, so they'll need to take some lunch.
🔹 "They're" = they + are
🔹 "they'll" = they + will

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✔ Final Answer (All Corrected Sentences):

1. I can't go to school tomorrow because I haven't finished my homework!
2. Where's my hat? I haven't seen it since we walked the dogs.
3. I'll be happy when I don't have to play soccer anymore. The team isn't having the best season.
4. I shouldn't have too much ice cream. I 've been on a diet for 3 weeks and I 'm doing a great job.
5. Why wouldn't you want to go to school? You'll have a great time and see all your friends.
6. She's been upset all day. She won't even open the door. Why can't you talk to her about her attitude?
7. You'll want to go to the markets on Saturday because they're not open on Sunday.
8. They're going to the park today, so they'll need to take some lunch.

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📝 Tips for Remembering Contractions:

- Look for missing letters like "not", "will", "have", "are", "is", "am", etc.
- Always check if two words are being joined: e.g., "I am" → "I'm"
- Use the contraction only when it makes sense in context.

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