Contractions — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which contraction is written correctly?
A) does'nt
B) doesnt'
C) doesn't
D) does nt
Doesn't places the apostrophe between n and t because the 'o' from not is what is missing.
2. Which word is spelled as an INCORRECT contraction?
A) we'll
B) you're
C) it's
D) he'l
He'll needs two Ls because it keeps both Ls from will, so he'l with one L is incorrect.
3. Which contraction correctly combines 'I would'?
A) I'ld
B) I'd
C) Id'
D) I wld
I'd combines I and would, with the apostrophe replacing 'woul' and keeping only the d at the end.
4. Which sentence has a contraction error?
A) We won't be late today.
B) She'll read her book.
C) They're my best friends.
D) Its raining really hard.
Its raining is wrong because the sentence means it is raining and needs the contraction it's.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Make a contraction from 'had not': hadn't.
Hadn't combines had and not, with the apostrophe replacing the 'o' from the word not.
2. Make a contraction from 'were not': weren't.
Weren't combines were and not, with the apostrophe replacing the missing 'o' from not.
3. Make a contraction from 'I would': I'd.
I'd combines I and would, with the apostrophe replacing the 'woul' letters from would.
4. Make a contraction from 'there is': there's.
There's combines there and is, with the apostrophe replacing the missing 'i' from is.
5. Make a contraction from 'what is': what's.
What's combines what and is, with the apostrophe replacing the 'i' from the word is.