Year 5 English · F.1 · Spelling and punctuation
Contractions in sentences
A contraction joins two words. The apostrophe goes where letters are left out: do not becomes don't.
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Which contraction means "cannot"? Priya ___ find the other shoe.
- cann't
- ca'nt
- cant
- can't (right)
Which contraction means "should not"? We ___ run in the hallway.
- shouldnt
- shouldn't (right)
- should'nt
- shoul'dnt
Which contraction means "she is"? My coach says ___ proud of the team.
- shes
- she'is
- she's (right)
- s'he
Tip: A contraction joins two words. The apostrophe goes where letters are left out: do not becomes don't.
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