2. Contractions By: April Tindall

3. Contractions One word made up of two words It shortens the two words to make one word

4. Apostrophe It is added to show where the letters were left out It looks like: ‘

5. Contraction Endings ‘ll ‘m n’t ‘s am will is not

6. I am The a is taken out of am An apostrophe takes place of the a The I and m are joined I’m

7. She will The wi is taken out of will An apostrophe takes place of the wi She and ll are joined She’ll

8. He is The I is taken out of is An apostrophe takes place of the I He and the s are joined He’s

9. Do not The o is taken out of not An apostrophe takes place of the o Do and the nt are joined Don’t

10. Start Choose the correct contraction. Quiz

11. I ___________ like apple pie. Isn’t He’s Don’t She’ll

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14. ______ take up the papers. He’s I’m Isn’t She’ll

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