Reading Contractions

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 5-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

What does the apostrophe in a contraction show?
- A loud sound
- Missing letters
- The end of a sentence
Read this word: don't. What does it mean?
- do not
- does not
- did not
'we'll' is one word made from two words.
Circle one: True False
Which two words make the contraction 'can't'?
- can and not
- could and not
- can and note
Which contraction matches 'I am'?
- I'am
- Im
- I'm
The word 'dont' (no apostrophe) is spelled correctly.
Circle one: True False
Which sentence uses a contraction correctly?
- She is'nt happy today.
- Shes' happy today.
- She's happy today.
Milo reads 'we'll' as two separate words, 'we' and 'll'. What is wrong?
- Milo is correct
- 'we'll' is one word for 'we will'
- 'we'll' means 'well'

Answer key

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Missing letters · An apostrophe marks where letters were left out.
do not · 'don't' is short for 'do not'.
True · 'we'll' comes from 'we' and 'will' joined together.
can and not · 'can't' comes from joining 'can' and 'not'.
I'm · The apostrophe goes where the 'a' was removed: I'm.
False · It needs an apostrophe: don't. The apostrophe shows a missing letter.
She's happy today. · 'She's' correctly joins 'she' and 'is' with the apostrophe in the right spot.
'we'll' is one word for 'we will' · 'we'll' is a contraction that blends into one word for 'we will'.