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Let's solve this step-by-step. The task is to shorten or lengthen words using apostrophes, which means we are working with contractions — combining two words into one by removing letters and replacing them with an apostrophe.

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🔹 What is a contraction?

A contraction is a shortened form of two words, where one or more letters are omitted and replaced with an apostrophe (’).

Examples:
- do not → don’t
- cannot → can’t

We’ll go through each item and write the correct contracted or expanded form.

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✔ Given:

1) do not = don’t ← already done

Now let’s complete the rest:

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2) cannot
→ "can" + "not" → can’t

3) is not
→ "is" + "not" → isn’t

4) does not
→ "does" + "not" → doesn’t

5) will not
→ "will" + "not" → won’t

6) I had
→ "I" + "had" → I’d (This is a contraction for "I had" or "I would", but in this context, since it's "I had", it becomes I'd)

7) I have
→ "I" + "have" → I’ve

8) I am
→ "I" + "am" → I’m

9) don’t
→ Expand: "do not"

10) doesn’t
→ Expand: "does not"

11) won’t
→ Expand: "will not"

12) can’t
→ Expand: "cannot"

13) I’ve
→ Expand: "I have"

14) I’m
→ Expand: "I am"

15) I’d
→ Can be “I had” or “I would”. Since earlier it was used as “I had”, here it likely means I had
But note: "I’d" is ambiguous — it could also mean “I would”. However, based on pattern, since #6 is “I had”, then #15 should be I had

16) isn’t
→ Expand: "is not"

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✔ Final Answers:

1) do not = don’t
2) cannot = can’t
3) is not = isn’t
4) does not = doesn’t
5) will not = won’t
6) I had = I’d
7) I have = I’ve
8) I am = I’m
9) don’t = do not
10) doesn’t = does not
11) won’t = will not
12) can’t = cannot
13) I’ve = I have
14) I’m = I am
15) I’d = I had
16) isn’t = is not

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📝 Explanation Summary:

- When shortening: Combine two words, remove letters, add apostrophe.
- e.g., *do not* → *don’t*
- When lengthening: Write out the full version.
- e.g., *I’ve* → *I have*

Some contractions like I’d can have multiple meanings (I had / I would), but in this context, since “I had” appears earlier, we assume that meaning here.

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✔ All answers are now complete and correct!