We have learned about contractions using the words not, am and are.
Remember contractions are two words put together. We use an apostrophe (') to replace the missing letter
Read the sentences below with contractions. Are they written correctly? Use the down arrow to check your answer.
I did'nt have a map to the park, so we got lost. Think! This is incorrect. Did not should be written as didn't. The o was left out and is replaced by an apostrophe. We're going to the mall on Saturday for school clothes.
Think! This is correct. We are is written as we're. The a is left out and replaced with an apostrophe. Im' having a birthday party on Saturday. Think! This is incorrect. I am should be written as I'm. The a was left out and replaced by an apostrophe. I couldn't go to the movies yesterday with my friends. Think! This is correct. Could not should be written as couldn't. The o is left out and replaced with an apostrophe.
Great job!! You are now a contraction expert! Always remember when making a contraction to replace the missing letter with an apostrophe!!
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