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Contractions-1

  •  English    12     Public
    Students can practice formulating and spelling contractions.
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  • Write the correct contraction for: do + not
    don’t
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  • Write the correct contraction for: she + is
    she’s
  •  10
  • Which contraction is spelled correctly? A. did’nt B. didn’t C. didnt’
    B. didn’t
  •  15
  • Is the contraction spelled correctly? “We could’nt finish the assignment before class ended.”
    No. It should be couldn’t.
  •  20
  • Replace the bold words with a correctly spelled contraction: They are planning to meet us after school.
    They’re planning to meet us after school.
  •  25
  • Which sentence uses the contraction correctly? A. I would’nt have made that choice. B. I wouldnt’ve made that choice. C. I wouldn’t have made that choice.
    C. I wouldn’t have made that choice.
  •  20
  • Correct the contraction: “He should’nt be surprised that the test was difficult.”
    “He shouldn’t be surprised that the test was difficult.”
  •  15
  • Fill in the blank with the correct contraction for we + will: “_____ probably finish the project tomorrow.”
    We’ll “We’ll” means we will.
  •  10
  • Correct the two contraction errors: “I dont think they’ll understand why we couldnt attend.”
    “I don’t think they’ll understand why we couldn’t attend.”
  •  5
  • Which contraction correctly replaces you + would? A. you’d B. you’ld C. youd’ D. you’d’
    A. you’d
  •  10
  • Correct every contraction error: “She doesnt think we’ll win, but I wouldnt count us out yet.”
    “She doesn’t think we’ll win, but I wouldn’t count us out yet.”
  •  15
  • Correct all the contractions in this sentence: “They shouldnt’ve assumed we werent coming just because I didnt answer my phone.”
    “They shouldn’t have assumed we weren’t coming just because I didn’t answer my phone.” Key rule: A contraction combines two words, and the apostrophe shows whe
  •  20