A contraction is two words squashed into one, with an apostrophe to show where letters are missing. Children match contractions to their two words, write contractions, choose the correctly punctuated word and expand contractions back into two words. They finish by writing sentences that use contractions.
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Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.
Completed: Apostrophes in Contractions: don't, can't, I'm
Year 2 students (typically ages 7–8) working on punctuation. It is pitched at level 1 · easier; a harder version is linked above.
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About 15 minutes for 15 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Try Year 2 Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 1.
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The apostrophe takes the place of the letters you leave out.
The apostrophe (') sits where letters have been left out.
Join the two words into one. Put the apostrophe where the letters are missing.
Circle the word with the apostrophe in the right place.
Preview — the PDF contains the full resource and answer sheet.
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