★Contractions
Grade 2 Grammar Worksheet - Building Confidence
NameDate
Use an apostrophe to combine the words.
what is
has not
should not
we are
I am
have not
she is
let us
can not
it is
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2nd Grade Contractions worksheets
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About this worksheet
A contraction is a short way to write two words as one. Some letters are left out, and an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters: do not becomes don't, and I am becomes I'm. Second graders see contractions in almost everything they read, and writing them correctly means putting the apostrophe exactly where the letters were dropped.
This worksheet gives ten pairs of words, and the child writes the contraction on the line. Most use not, am, is, are, will or have. Ask your child to say the contraction and name the letters that vanished: in don't the o is gone. Two contractions do not follow the pattern, won't and can't, and those are worth learning one at a time.
What your child will learn
- Combine two words into a contraction
- Put the apostrophe where the letters are missing
- Know the special contractions won't and can't
Common Core standard: L.2.2.C
Worked example
do not becomes don't. The o in not is left out, and the apostrophe stands in its place.
Common mistake
Putting the apostrophe between the two words (do'nt) instead of where the letter was left out.
Helpful hint
An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.
Questions parents ask
What is the most common mistake with contractions?
Putting the apostrophe between the two words (do'nt) instead of where the letter was left out.
How can I help my child with contractions?
An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.
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