Contractions Worksheets

A contraction is two words joined together, with an apostrophe in place of the missing letters. These worksheets cover contractions with not (don’t, can’t, won’t), am/is/are (I’m, it’s, they’re), will (I’ll) and have (I’ve).

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Contractions

Name: ______________________Date: __________

A contraction joins two words into one. An apostrophe ( ’ ) takes the place of the missing letters. Write the contraction.

that is→
it will→
have not→
they have→
they will→
is not→
I will→
would not→
I am→
will not→

Write the two words that make each contraction.

it’ll→
isn’t→
could’ve→
they’ll→
you’ll→
doesn’t→
couldn’t→
can’t→

Contractions: Match and Rewrite

Name: ______________________Date: __________

Draw a line from the two words to their contraction.

could have ●

will not ●

were not ●

could not ●

what is ●

does not ●

● couldn’t

● could’ve

● weren’t

● doesn’t

● won’t

● what’s

Rewrite each sentence. Use a contraction for the underlined words.

  1. The car will not start.
  2. That is my backpack.
  3. They are not home yet.
  4. We cannot find the ball.
  5. You will love this story.

Contractions: Answer Key

A contraction joins two words into one. An apostrophe ( ’ ) takes the place of the missing letters. Write the contraction.

that is→that’s
it will→it’ll
have not→haven’t
they have→they’ve
they will→they’ll
is not→isn’t
I will→I’ll
would not→wouldn’t
I am→I’m
will not→won’t

Write the two words that make each contraction.

it’ll→it will
isn’t→is not
could’ve→could have
they’ll→they will
you’ll→you will
doesn’t→does not
couldn’t→could not
can’t→cannot

Contractions: Match and Rewrite

Draw a line from the two words to their contraction.

could have ●

will not ●

were not ●

could not ●

what is ●

does not ●

● couldn’t (could not)

● could’ve (could have)

● weren’t (were not)

● doesn’t (does not)

● won’t (will not)

● what’s (what is)

Rewrite each sentence. Use a contraction for the underlined words.

  1. The car will not start.
    The car won’t start.
  2. That is my backpack.
    That’s my backpack.
  3. They are not home yet.
    They aren’t home yet.
  4. We cannot find the ball.
    We can’t find the ball.
  5. You will love this story.
    You’ll love this story.

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Contractions Worksheets: free printable sight words & phonics for 1st–3rd grade from Printable Classroom. Printable contractions worksheets: write the contraction, write the two words, match, and rewrite sentences. Practice contractions with not, am/is/are, will and have. Answer key included.