Exploring Contractions with Pronouns and 'Not'

The video tutorial introduces third graders to contractions, explaining how they are formed by squeezing two words together and using an apostrophe to replace missing letters. It provides examples of common contractions like 'can't', 'won't', and 'doesn't', and demonstrates how to form them with visual aids. The tutorial also covers contractions with 'not' and pronouns, highlighting exceptions like 'will not' becoming 'won't'.

What does the word 'contraction' mean in the context of language?

• A new word creation method

• Combining two words into one

• A long form of a word

• A type of punctuation

What is replaced by an apostrophe in the contraction 'don't'?

• t

• d

• o

• n

Which punctuation mark is used to form contractions?

• Comma

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Apostrophe

Which contraction is formed by combining 'I' and 'will'?

• I'd

• I've

• I'll

• I'm

What is the contraction for 'does not'?

• does'n

• didn't

• doesn't

• don't

Which contraction is an exception and does not follow the general rule of forming contractions?

• can't

• haven't

• won't

• isn't

How is the contraction 'you're' formed?

• Removing 'a' from 'you are'

• Removing 'o' from 'you or'

• Removing 'u' from 'you us'

• Removing 'e' from 'you were'

What letters are removed in the contraction 'it's'?

• t

• s

• i

• is

Which contraction represents 'they are'?

• they'll

• they've

• they're

• they'd

What is the contraction for 'we are'?

• we've

• we're

• we'll

• we'd