Printable worksheet for practicing contractions, with 20 word pairs to convert into their contracted forms.

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" → "I'm"
- "Do not" → "Don't"

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

1. Is not → Isn't
2. She had → She'd
3. I would → I'd
4. You are → You're
5. Had not → Hadn't
6. I am → I'm
7. Might not → Mightn't
8. Let us → Let's
9. Are not → Aren't
10. Must not → Mustn't
11. You will → You'll
12. What have → What've
13. He is → He's
14. He has → He's
15. They had → They'd
16. We had → We'd
17. He would → He'd
18. Do not → Don't
19. Should not → Shouldn't
20. I have → I've

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✔ Final Answers:

1. Isn't
2. She'd
3. I'd
4. You're
5. Hadn't
6. I'm
7. Mightn't
8. Let's
9. Aren't
10. Mustn't
11. You'll
12. What've
13. He's
14. He's
15. They'd
16. We'd
17. He'd
18. Don't
19. Shouldn't
20. I've

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📝 Explanation:

- Many contractions use 'd for "had" or "would" (e.g., *She'd*, *I'd*).
- 's is used for "is" or "has" (e.g., *He's*, *He's*).
- 'll stands for "will" (e.g., *You'll*).
- 've means "have" or "has" (e.g., *I've*, *What've*).
- 'n't is common in negative forms like *isn't*, *aren't*, *mustn't*, etc.
- Let's is a special case: it means "let us," not "let is."

This exercise helps students recognize common word combinations and their abbreviated forms in spoken and written English.

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