Year 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 4 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 4 · English · PunctuationYear 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Join the two words to make a contraction. Put the apostrophe ( ' ) where the letter is missing.
Answer: isn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: can't
cannot → can't (the apostrophe replaces the letters n and o).
Answer: don't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: couldn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: wasn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: doesn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: weren't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: didn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: hasn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: haven't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: won't
won't is a special one: will not → won't.
Answer: wouldn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
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