Contractions

A contraction is a word made from a verb and another word. An apostrophe takes the place of any letters that are left out. A contraction can be made by joining a verb and the word not, a word and the verb is, and a pronoun and a verb. Here are some common contractions that students should know how to spell.

Verb + Not

aren't - are not	haven't - have not
can't - cannot	isn't - is not
couldn't - could not	mustn't - must not
didn't - did not	shouldn't - should not
doesn't - does not	wasn't - was not
don't - do not	weren't -were not
hadn't - had not	won't - will not
hasn't - has not	wouldn't - would not

Word + Is

here's - here is	what's - what is
that's - that is	where's - where is
there's - there is	who's - who is

Pronoun + Verb

he'd - he would, he had	they'll - they will
he'll - he will	they're - they are
he's - he is, he has	they've - they have
I'd - I would, I had	we'd - we would, we had
I'll - I will	we'll - we will
I'm - I am	we're - we are
I've - I have	we've - we have
it'll - it will	who'll - who will
it's - it is, it has	you'd - you would, you had
she'd - she would, she had	you'll - you will
she'll - she will	you're - you are
she's - she is, she has	you've - you have
they'd - they would, they had

Sometimes the contractions he'll, I'll, it's, there's, they're, we'd, we've, who's, and you're are confused with other words that sound the same. (heal/heel, aisle/isle, its, theirs, their/there, weed, weave, whose, your) Students must understand the different spellings and meanings of these words with the same sounds.

Teacher Gustavo