Contractions

What is a contraction?

• a word made by shortening and separating two words

• a word made by shortening and combining two words

• a word made by lengthening and combining two words

• a word made by lengthening and separating two words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What punctuation mark is used when combining two words to form a contraction?

• period

• exclamation mark

• comma

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which contraction best completes this sentence?

You _____ eat junk food when your tummy hurts.

• shouldn't

• isn't

• doesn't

• aren't

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Rewrite the sentence in the box below using a

contraction from the word bank to fill in the blank.

Word Bank: won't aren't haven't

No, you _____ leaving the table.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.3

CCSS.L.2.3A

CCSS.L.4.3C

CCSS.SL.4.6

CCSS.SL.5.6

Rewrite the sentence in the box below using a

contraction from the word bank to fill in the blank.

Word Bank: you're they'll I've

When the party is over, _____ clean up the mess.

Which contractions are combined correctly?

Select 2 answers.

• could have

  couldv'e

• they are

  they're

• he is

  he's

• we would

  we've

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which contractions are combined correctly?

Select 2 answers.

• what is

  what's

• has not

  has'nt

• will not

  won't

• that is

  thats

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Rewrite the sentence in the box below.

Make sure to correctly combine the underlined words to form a contraction.

Brian and Matt wish they had gone fishing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which contraction best completes the sentence below?

Please (a)   run in the house.

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Which contraction best completes the sentence below?

I invited many friends to the party and (a)   coming soon.

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CCSS.L.2.2C