Printable worksheet for practicing contractions with fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Sure! Let’s solve the worksheet step by step.

This worksheet is about contractions — shortened forms of two words, usually with an apostrophe replacing the missing letters.

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Part 1: Write the words that each contraction stands for.

We’ll expand each contraction into its full form.

1. don’t → do not
2. can’t → cannot (or “can not” — but “cannot” is standard)
3. won’t → will not
4. we’ll → we will
5. haven’t → have not
6. he’s → he is *(Note: “he’s” can also mean “he has,” but in basic worksheets like this, it’s usually “he is” unless context suggests otherwise)*
7. isn’t → is not
8. she’ll → she will
9. I’m → I am
10. you’re → you are
11. I’d → I would *(Note: “I’d” can also mean “I had,” but again, in most elementary contexts, it’s “I would”)*
12. you’ll → you will

> 💡 *Tip: When expanding contractions, look for the apostrophe — it shows where letters were removed.*

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Part 2: Write the correct contraction for each set of words.

Now we’ll shorten the given phrases into contractions.

13. did not → didn’t
14. they will → they’ll
15. they would → they’d
16. he would → he’d
17. were not → weren’t
18. has not → hasn’t
19. had not → hadn’t
20. she is → she’s
21. I have → I’ve
22. we have → we’ve
23. he will → he’ll
24. they had → they’d

> 💡 *Note: “they’d” = “they had” OR “they would.” Context matters, but since the worksheet gives “they had,” we use that meaning here.*

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Part 1:
1. do not
2. cannot
3. will not
4. we will
5. have not
6. he is
7. is not
8. she will
9. I am
10. you are
11. I would
12. you will

#### Part 2:
13. didn’t
14. they’ll
15. they’d
16. he’d
17. weren’t
18. hasn’t
19. hadn’t
20. she’s
21. I’ve
22. we’ve
23. he’ll
24. they’d

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✔ You’re all done! This worksheet helps reinforce how contractions work — both expanding them and forming them — which is a key skill in reading and writing fluency.

Let me know if you want to practice more or need a printable version! 🐻📚