Contractions — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Im going to the park later.
Corrected: I'm going to the park later.
Grade 3 contraction I'm joins I and am; the apostrophe replaces the a in am.
2. Fix the sentence:
Youre my best friend at school.
Corrected: You're my best friend at school.
Grade 3 writers must add an apostrophe: you're shortens you are by replacing the a.
3. Fix the sentence:
Theyve finished all the snacks.
Corrected: They've finished all the snacks.
Grade 3 contraction they've shortens they have; the apostrophe replaces the h and a.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I'm bringing lunch tomorrow.
Grade 3: I'm uses an apostrophe to replace the a in am.
2. You're going to love this movie!
Grade 3 contraction you're shortens you are; do not confuse it with your.
3. He's my favorite cousin.
Grade 3: he's shortens he is, with the apostrophe replacing the i in is.
4. We'll meet you at the library.
Grade 3 contraction we'll joins we and will; the apostrophe replaces the w and i in will.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The contraction I'll is short for I will.
True False
Grade 3 rule: I'll combines I and will, with the apostrophe replacing wi.
2. The contraction she's always means she is.
True False
Grade 3 learners: she's can mean she is or she has; context tells readers which one.
3. In I've, the apostrophe replaces the letters ha from have.
True False
Grade 3 contraction I've drops the h and a from have, leaving the ve sound.