Contraction practice worksheet for learning and identifying contractions in English.

Let’s go through each problem step by step.

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

A contraction is when two words are shortened and joined with an apostrophe. We need to “un-shorten” them.

1. don’t → do not
2. can’t → can not
3. won’t → will not (this one is tricky — it comes from “will not,” even though it looks like “wo”)
4. we’ll → we will
5. haven’t → have not
6. he’s → he is (or sometimes “he has,” but in basic grammar, usually “he is”)
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 (sometimes “I had,” but most commonly “I would” in this context)
12. you’ll → you will

*(Note: For #6 “he’s” and #11 “I’d”, they can mean two things, but in elementary worksheets, “he’s” = “he is” and “I’d” = “I would” unless context says otherwise.)*

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

Now we’re going the other way — turning two words into a contraction.

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 *(again, “they’d” can also mean “they would,” but here it’s “they had” — still written as “they’d”)*

Wait — let’s double-check #24: “they had” → yes, contraction is “they’d”. Same spelling as “they would,” but different meaning. In writing, we use the same form.

Also check #11 again: “I’d” — if the worksheet expects “I had,” that’s possible, but since no context is given, and most beginner sheets treat “I’d” as “I would,” we’ll stick with that. But actually — looking at Part 2, #24 is “they had” → “they’d”, so maybe in Part 1, #11 “I’d” could be “I had”? Hmm.

Actually, let’s think: In Part 1, question 11 is “I’d” — without context, it’s ambiguous. But in many standard worksheets, especially at this level, “I’d” is taught as “I would.” However, since Part 2 includes “they had” → “they’d”, it suggests that “’d” can stand for “had” too.

But here’s the thing: In Part 1, all contractions are being expanded. Since there’s no sentence context, we should go with the most common expansion taught first.

Standard teaching order:
- ‘s = is or has → usually “is” first
- ’ll = will
- ’d = would (first), then later “had”
- n’t = not

So for consistency with typical curriculum:

→ #6 “he’s” = he is
→ #11 “I’d” = I would
→ #24 “they had” = they’d (which is correct)

That’s acceptable.

Let me verify all answers once more:

Part 1:
1. don’t → do not ✔
2. can’t → can not ✔
3. won’t → will not ✔
4. we’ll → we will ✔
5. haven’t → have not ✔
6. he’s → he is ✔
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 ✔ (common default)
12. you’ll → you will ✔

Part 2:
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 ✔

All look good.

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Final Answer:
1. do not
2. can not
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
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