Year 5 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 5 · English · PunctuationYear 5 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Write the contraction, or write the two words that make the contraction.
Answer: won't
won't is a special one: will not → won't.
Answer: what's
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: they are
The apostrophe in they're shows where letters were left out.
Answer: weren't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: couldn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: does not
The apostrophe in doesn't shows where letters were left out.
Answer: wasn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: let's
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: it's
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: can't
cannot → can't (the apostrophe replaces the letters n and o).
Answer: hasn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: did not
The apostrophe in didn't shows where letters were left out.
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