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Apostrophes - Contractions
Apostrophes are used in two main ways. They are used in contractions and they are used with nouns to indicate ownership. A contraction is a word made by joining two words together and leaving out some of the letters. An apostrophe is used to show where the letter or letters have been left out.
These are examples of some commonly used contractions.
Im = I am dont = do not shes = she is were = we are theyve = they have youll = you will
Write the two words that make up each contraction.
1. .. + .. = theyre
2. .. + .. = Ill
3. .. + .. = shouldve
4. .. + .. = its
5. .. + .. = were
6. .. + .. = havent
7. .. + .. = theyd
8. .. + .. = arent
9. .. + .. = lets
10. .. + .. = isnt
11. .. + .. = youll
12. .. + .. = hes