5th Grade Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 5th Grade punctuation worksheet.
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Write the contraction, or write the two words that make the contraction.
Answer: what's
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: aren't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: should not
The apostrophe in shouldn't shows where letters were left out.
Answer: didn'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: would not
The apostrophe in wouldn't shows where letters were left out.
Answer: don't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: he's
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: will not
The apostrophe in won't shows where letters were left out.
Answer: hasn't
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter.
Answer: we'll
The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.
Answer: was not
The apostrophe in wasn't shows where letters were left out.
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