Contractions — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Expand don't: do not.
Don't expands to do not, since the apostrophe replaces the missing 'o'.
2. Expand isn't: is not.
Isn't expands to is not, with the apostrophe standing for the missing 'o' in not.
3. Expand it's: it is.
It's expands to it is, with the apostrophe replacing the missing 'i' from is.
4. Expand we'll: we will.
We'll expands to we will, with the apostrophe replacing 'wi' from the word will.
5. Expand they're: they are.
They're expands to they are, with the apostrophe replacing the 'a' from are.
6. Expand I'm: I am.
I'm expands to I am, with the apostrophe replacing the 'a' from am.
7. Expand you'll: you will.
You'll expands to you will, with the apostrophe replacing 'wi' from will.
8. Expand can't: can not.
Can't expands to can not, with the apostrophe replacing the 'no' letters.
9. Expand she's: she is.
She's expands to she is, with the apostrophe replacing the missing 'i' from is.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
can't
→ cannot
cannot
won't
→ will not
will not
it's
→ it is
it is
they're
→ they are
they are
Each contraction stands for a specific pair of words, so matching them builds reading skill.