Let's solve the
contraction practice worksheet step by step.
🔤 What is a contraction?
A
contraction is a shortened form of two words, where one or more letters are removed and replaced with an apostrophe (`'`). For example:
- "I am" → "I'm"
- "they are" → "they're"
Now let’s go through each item:
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1.
who had
→ "who had" becomes
"who'd"
(“had” is contracted to “’d” after “who”)
✔ Answer: who'd
2.
there are
→ "there are" becomes
"there're"
(“are” becomes “’re”)
✔ Answer: there're
3.
they are
→ "they are" becomes
"they're"
(“are” → “’re”)
✔ Answer: they're
4.
how had
→ "how had" becomes
"how'd"
(Similar to “who’d”, “had” → “’d”)
✔ Answer: how'd
5.
it had
→ "it had" becomes
"it'd"
(“had” → “’d”)
✔ Answer: it'd
6.
could have
→ "could have" becomes
"could've"
(“have” → “’ve”)
✔ Answer: could've
7.
why would
→ "why would" becomes
"why'd"
(“would” → “’d”)
✔ Answer: why'd
8.
we will
→ "we will" becomes
"we'll"
(“will” → “’ll”)
✔ Answer: we'll
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✔ Final Answers:
1. who'd
2. there're
3. they're
4. how'd
5. it'd
6. could've
7. why'd
8. we'll
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Tip: Remember common endings:
-
’d = had / would / could
-
’re = are
-
’ve = have
-
’ll = will
-
’m = am
These contractions help make writing and speaking more natural and fluent!
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of english worksheet for 4th graders.
