Contractions

Phonics Lesson
 What is a contraction?
When we put air into a balloon, it
expands. When we let the air out, it
contracts. Picture this when you
think about what a contraction is in
English.
A CONTRACTION IS A
WORD THAT IS A
SHORTENED FORM OF
TWO WORDS PUT
TOGETHER.
1. We take two words
2. Take some letters out
3. Put in an apostrophe
4. Make them contract into one
smaller word.
Base Word + not:

Can + not Can't

Could + not Couldn't
Would + not Wouldn't
Do + not Don't
Does + not Doesn't
Did + not Didn't
Have + not Haven't
Has + not Hasn't
Is + not Isn't
Are + not Aren't
Was + not Wasn't
Were + not Weren't

Base word + is, has, us

He + is He's
She + is She's
It + is It's
He + has He's
She + has She's
It + has It's
What + is What's
Where + is Where's
Who + is Who's
When + is When's
Let + us Let's

Base word + am, are

I + am I'm
You + are You're
We + are We're
They + are They're

Base word + have, had, or would

I + have I've
You + have You've
We + have We've
They + have They've
Should + have Should've

 I + had I'd
She + had She'd
He + had He'd
It + had It'd
You + had You'd
We + had We'd
They + had They'd
 I + would I'd
She + would She'd
He + would He'd
It + would It'd
You + would You'd
We + would We'd
They + would They'd
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