Created by Randy Stark

Contractions

He’s

They’re

Isn’t

can’t

Partner share

Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.

Learning Objective: Today, we will use apostrophes in contractions.

Written conventions 1.4- Using apostrophes

in contractions

Partner share

Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.

Learning Objective: What are we going to learn to use today?

Apostrophes in contractions

Work with your partner by reading the sentence and correctly place the apostrophe in the possessive noun

Marys cat was lying in the sun watching the butterflies

Mrs. Williams desk was a messy disaster.

Contractions

Apostrophes are punctuation marks that identify the missing letters in contractions.

Example: couldn’t

A contraction is a shortened form of two words.

Example: she would she’d

The Importance of using contractions

Using contractions makes your writing more interesting.

is – is notnot – do not

will – I will

am – I am

are – are not

Try it!

have – Have not

am

I am nice.

I’m nice.‘

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1 2 3

1 2

I am nice.

I’m nice.‘

is

He is big.1 2 3

He’s big.1 2

He is big.

He’s big.1 2

It is red.

It’s red.

She is home.

She is

home.

She is home.

She is

home.

She is home.

She is

home.

is

She is home.

She home.

is

She is home.

She home.

is

She is home.

She home.

is

She is home.

Shes home.

where isthere is there’shere is

where’s

here’swhen is when’s

not

He can not go.

He can’t go.

He can not go.

He can not go.

He can not go.

He can not go.

not go.

He can not go.

He can

not go.

He can not go.

He can

not go.

He can not go.

He can

not go.

He can not go.

He can

not go.

He can not go.

He can

not go.

He can not go.

He can

not go.

He can not go.

He cant

not go.

He can not go.

He cant

are

They are nice.

They’re nice.

We are smart.

We are smart.

We are smart.

We re smart.

We are smart.

Were smart.

You are cute.

You’re cute

will

He will run fast.

He’ll run fast.

They will

They’ll

I will

I’ll

we will

she will

you willwe’ll

she’ll

you’ll

have

They have gone.

Theyhave gone.

They’ve gone.

I have I’ve

we have we’ve

You have You’ve

isn’t

I can do it.Can you ?

1- 10

11- 20 21- 30

A

B

C

They will go home.

They’l go home.They’ll go home.Theyll go home.

A

B

C

He is a nice boy.

He’s a nice boy.Hes a nice boy.He’s is a nice boy.

A

B

C

It is not right.

It isnot right.It isno’t right.It isn’t right.

A

B

C

We are in the car.

Were in the car.We’re in the car.W’re in the car.

A

B

C

I am in my chair.

I’am in my chair.I’m in my chair.I’a in my chair.

A

B

C

They are at school.

The’re at school.They’re at school.Theyre at school.

A

B

C

We are at school.

Were at school.We’re at school.W’re at school.

A

B

C

They will go too.

The’ll go too.They’ll go too.They’l go too.

B

They are not home.

They are’nt home.They aren’t home.They are’t home.

A

C

Is it not nice today?

Is itn’t nice today?Isn’t it nice today?Is’nt it nice today?

A

B

C

We will have fun.

We will’ave fun.Will have fun.We’ll have fun.

A

B

C

That will be the day.

That’l be the day.That’ll be the day.Tha’ll be the day.

A

B

C

Yes !

Look again

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What did you learn today?We learned how to take two words and turn it into one word using an apostrophe

Give the correct contraction for the following sentences:

1.They are sick of rainy days.

2. You are very smart and will do well on the CSTs.

3. I would not skip breakfast on test day.

They’re

You’re

Wouldn’t

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