Contractions With Not activity - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are matching words like “is + not” with their correct contraction (shortened form). The apostrophe (’) replaces the missing letters — usually from “not”.

Here’s how each one works:

1. is + not → remove ‘o’ from “not”, add apostrophe → isn’t
2. was + not → remove ‘o’ from “not” → wasn’t
3. can + not → remove ‘no’ from “not”? Wait — actually, “cannot” becomes “can’t” — we drop “no” and keep the ‘t’. So: can’t
4. have + not → drop ‘o’ from “not” → haven’t
5. has + not → drop ‘o’ from “not” → hasn’t
6. are + not → drop ‘o’ from “not” → aren’t
7. do + not → drop ‘o’ from “not” → don’t
8. could + not → drop ‘no’? Actually, “could not” becomes “couldn’t” — we drop “o” from “not” → couldn’t
9. would + not → same pattern → wouldn’t
10. does + not → drop ‘o’ from “not” → doesn’t

Now let’s match them correctly to the list on the right:

Left side:
- is + not → isn’t
- was + not → wasn’t
- can + not → can’t
- have + not → haven’t
- has + not → hasn’t
- are + not → aren’t
- do + not → don’t
- could + not → couldn’t
- would + not → wouldn’t
- does + not → doesn’t

Right side options (in order given):
aren’t
isn’t
don’t
haven’t
wasn’t
couldn’t
doesn’t
wouldn’t
can’t
hasn’t

So now pair them:

✔ is + not → isn’t
✔ was + not → wasn’t
✔ can + not → can’t
✔ have + not → haven’t
✔ has + not → hasn’t
✔ are + not → aren’t
✔ do + not → don’t
✔ could + not → couldn’t
✔ would + not → wouldn’t
✔ does + not → doesn’t

All matched!

Final Answer:
is + not → isn’t
was + not → wasn’t
can + not → can’t
have + not → haven’t
has + not → hasn’t
are + not → aren’t
do + not → don’t
could + not → couldn’t
would + not → wouldn’t
does + not → doesn’t