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Forming Contractions—Grade 3
Remember that a contraction is formed when you join two words to make a new word by
leaving out some of the letters in the words.
Example: must + have = must’ve
Should + not = shouldn’t
Form a contraction from the words given.
1. When + is = _______________________
2. Might + have = _______________________
3. How + would = _______________________
4. Why + will = _______________________
5. Who + has = _______________________
6. Has + not = _______________________
7. Will + not = _______________________
8. Were + not = _______________________
9. That + will = _______________________
10.They + have = _______________________
11. I + would = _______________________
12. Does + not = _______________________
13.That + has = _______________________
14.I + am = _______________________
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Answers--Forming Contractions—Grade 3
Remember that a contraction is formed when you join two words to make a new word by
leaving out some of the letters in the words.
Example: must + have = must’ve
Should + not = shouldn’t
Form a contraction from the words given.
1. When + is = ______when’s_________________
2. Might + have = ____might’ve___________________
3. How + would = ___how’d____________________
4. Why + will = _____why’ll__________________
5. Who + has = _____who’s__________________
6. Has + not = _______hasn’t________________
7. Will + not = _____won’t__________________
8. Were + not = _____weren’t__________________
9. That + will = _____that’ll__________________
10.They + have = ____they’ve___________________
11. I + would = ______I’d_________________
12. Does + not = _____doesn’t__________________
13.That + has = _____that’s__________________
14.I + am = ______I’m_________________
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