Contractions l A contraction is one word that

Contractions l. A contraction is one word that is made by putting together two separate words and shortening them.

Contractions Know How l l There about 70 contractions in the English language. Most contraction are made by leaving out two letters like the word she will (she’ll). Some contractions are missing only one letter. Words are squeezed together.

Contractions with I and am l l Whenever there is a contraction with I, I must be capitalized. You will only use am with I in a contraction. Replace the a with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. I + am = I’m

Contractions with is l l l If is is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the i and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. she + is = she’s he + is = he’s it + is = it’s that + is = that’s

Contractions with are l If are is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the a and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. they + are = they’re we + are = we’re you + are = you’re

Contractions with will l If will is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the w and i and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. she + will = she’ll I + will = I’ll they + will = they’ll we + will = we’ll he + will = he’ll you + will = you’ll it + will = it’ll

Contractions with not If not is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the o and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. have + not = haven’t does + not = doesn’t is + not = isn’t do + not = don’t had + not = hadn’t must + not = mustn’t could + not = couldn’t would + not = wouldn’t should + not = shouldn’t can + not = can’t (leave out one of the n’s) will+ not = won’t (not willn’t!!!!!) l

Contractions with have If have is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the ha and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. I + have = I’ve they + have = they’ve we + have = we’ve you + have = you’ve l

Contractions with had If had is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the ha and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. I + had = I’d they + had = they’d we + had = we’d you + had = you’d l

Contractions with has l l l If has is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the ha and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. This one is tricky because you can us is too! she + has = she’s he + has = he’s it + has = it’s that + has = that’s