EnglishYear 2Spelling

Spell contractions correctly

Spell contractions correctly using apostrophes (can’t, didn’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, it’s, I’ll)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have the words 'do' and 'not'. When you squeeze them together, the 'o' disappears and an apostrophe pops up!

  2. 2

    What happens to the letter 'o' when 'do' and 'not' become 'don't'?

  3. 3

    Let's make 'can not' into a contraction together!

  4. 4

    Drag the words to make 'is not' into a contraction.

  5. 5

    What is the contraction for 'did not'?

  6. 6

    Now try 'will not' — it's a tricky one!

  7. 7

    Which one is the contraction for 'will not'?

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