Let’s go through each contraction one by one and write out what it stands for. Contractions are shortened forms of two words, usually with an apostrophe replacing missing letters.
We’ll match each number to its full form:
1. hasn’t → has not
2. we’ll → we will
3. don’t → do not
4. would’ve → would have
5. she’s → she is (or sometimes “she has,” but in most basic grammar contexts, it’s “she is”)
6. we’ve → we have
7. they’d → they had (or “they would” — context matters, but since this is a basics worksheet, likely “they had”)
8. haven’t → have not
9. wouldn’t → would not
10. hasn’t → has not (same as #1)
11. they’re → they are
12. she’s → she is (same as #5)
13. shouldn’t → should not
14. couldn’t → could not
15. could’ve → could have
Now the second column:
16. we’re → we are
17. he’s → he is
18. we’d → we had (or “we would” — again, likely “we had” for consistency)
19. didn’t → did not
20. they’d → they had (same as #7)
21. weren’t → were not
22. should’ve → should have
23. won’t → will not
24. she’d → she had (or “she would” — likely “she had”)
25. hadn’t → had not
26. I’ve → I have
27. he’ll → he will
28. haven’t → have not (same as #8)
29. they’ll → they will
30. he’d → he had (or “he would” — likely “he had”)
Note: Some contractions like “she’s”, “they’d”, “he’d” can mean two things depending on context (“is/has” or “had/would”), but for elementary worksheets, they usually expect the most common pairing:
- ‘s = is (unless followed by a past participle, then “has”)
- ‘d = had (unless followed by a base verb, then “would”)
But since no context is given here, we’ll use the standard textbook answers taught at this level.
Final Answer:
1. has not
2. we will
3. do not
4. would have
5. she is
6. we have
7. they had
8. have not
9. would not
10. has not
11. they are
12. she is
13. should not
14. could not
15. could have
16. we are
17. he is
18. we had
19. did not
20. they had
21. were not
22. should have
23. will not
24. she had
25. had not
26. I have
27. he will
28. have not
29. they will
30. he had
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of contraction worksheet.
