Free Understanding contractions Grade 2 Grammar Worksheets - Free Printable

Explanation:
We need to match each highlighted phrase with its correct contraction. Let’s go sentence by sentence.

1. “I am” → The contraction is I’m
(‘am’ becomes ‘m’ after I, so I + am = I’m)

2. “I will” → The contraction is I’ll
(‘will’ becomes ‘ll’, so I + will = I’ll)
Note: “I’d” is for *I would* or *I had*, not *I will*.

3. “You will not” → The contraction is won’t
Wait! But the highlighted phrase is “will not”, and the options are:
- wouldn’t (would not)
- won’t (will not)
- can’t (cannot)
So won’t is correct for *will not*.

4. “There is” → The contraction is There’s
(There + is = There’s)

5. “could not” → The contraction is couldn’t
(could + not = couldn’t)

Now let’s double-check each line in the worksheet:

- “I am” → ✔ I’m
- “I will" → ✔ I’ll
- “will not” → ✔ won’t
- “There is” → ✔ There’s
- “could not” → ✔ couldn’t

All other options are distractors:
- I’d = I would / I had
- I’m ≠ I will
- wouldn’t = would not
- can’t = cannot
- There’re = There are
- There’ll = There will
- shouldn’t = should not
- wouldn’t = would not (again)

So the correct boxes to check are:
- I’m
- I’ll
- won’t
- There’s
- couldn’t

Final Answer:
I’m, I’ll, won’t, There’s, couldn’t