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Grade 1 Contractions Worksheet with Answers

Grade 1 (US) · Year 2 (UK) · Class 1 (India) · English

Unit 5: Going FurtherAdvanced: Grade 2 PreviewCCSS L.2.2cAdvanced

Joining two words into one with an apostrophe, and expanding contractions back. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Contractions

Grade 1 · English

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Learning goal: Advanced: Grade 2 Preview · CCSS L.2.2c

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Write the contraction for 'is not'.

Answer: isn't

RememberContractions

do + not = don'tthe ’ replaces oI + am = I'mthe ’ replaces awe + will = we'llthe ’ replaces wiit + is = it'sits = belongs to it
Part A

Write the contraction for each word.

  1. 1I would
  2. 2could have
  3. 3they are
  4. 4did not
  5. 5do not
  6. 6it is
  7. 7let us
  8. 8would not
Part B

Write your answer on the line.

  1. 9

    What two words make the contraction 'I'd'?

  2. 10

    What two words make the contraction 'can't'?

  3. 11

    What two words make the contraction 'it's'?

  4. 12

    What two words make the contraction 'could've'?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: ABDRE (clue: you make toast with it)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.I'd
  2. 2.could've
  3. 3.they're
  4. 4.didn't
  5. 5.don't
  6. 6.it's
  7. 7.let's
  8. 8.wouldn't
  9. 9.I would
  10. 10.cannot
  11. 11.it is
  12. 12.could have
  13. ★bread (challenge corner)

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