Contractions
Item 4111
Name _______________________
Contractions
A contraction is a shortened form of two words made by leaving out one or more
letters. An apostrophe is used in place of the missing letters. Read each sentence
below and write the two words from the word box that make the contraction in each
sentence. The first one is done for you.
Word Box
what is
there is
has not
does not
we have
I have
he is
1.
There's a lot to do in San Francisco.
There is
_____________________________
2.
She hasn't found her new pencil.
_____________________________
3.
There's a great concert in town!
_____________________________
4.
I've been learning to play the recorder.
_____________________________
5.
What's the name of your school?
_____________________________
6.
He's the best plumber in town.
_____________________________
7.
He's a very gifted saxophone player.
_____________________________
8.
We've been to the Botanical Gardens.
_____________________________
9.
I've been on an archaeological dig.
_____________________________
10. What's inside a rubber tree?
_____________________________
11. He hasn't seen the desert before.
_____________________________
12. She doesn't miss school very often.
_____________________________
13. We've been swimming all day.
_____________________________
14. There’s a new restaurant in town.
_____________________________
15. We’ve completed the service project.
_____________________________
16. I’ve been saving part of my allowance for
college.
_____________________________
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Contractions Answer Key
Item 4111
Contractions
A contraction is a shortened form of two words made by leaving out one or more
letters. An apostrophe is used in place of the missing letters. Read each sentence
below and write the two words from the word box that make the contraction in each
sentence. The first one is done for you.
Word Box
what is
there is
has not
does not
we have
I have
he is
1.
There's a lot to do in San Francisco.
There is
_____________________________
2.
She hasn't found her new pencil.
has not
_____________________________
3.
There's a great concert in town!
there is
_____________________________
4.
I've been learning to play the recorder.
I have
_____________________________
5.
What's the name of your school?
What is
_____________________________
6.
He's the best plumber in town.
He is
_____________________________
7.
He's a very gifted saxophone player.
He is
_____________________________
8.
We've been to the Botanical Gardens.
We have
_____________________________
9.
I've been on an archaeological dig.
I have
_____________________________
10. What's inside a rubber tree?
What is
_____________________________
11. He hasn't seen the desert before.
has not
_____________________________
12. She doesn't miss school very often.
_____________________________
does not
13. We've been swimming all day.
_____________________________
We have
14. There’s a new restaurant in town.
There is
_____________________________
15. We’ve completed the service project.
_____________________________
We have
16. I’ve been saving part of my allowance for
college.
_____________________________
I have
www.tlsbooks.com
Copyright ©1991 ISBN 1-880825-00-7. Used with permission from T. Smith Publishing. By printing this page you agree to use it for one time home
use only. Any other use requires the written permission from the publisher.