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Grade 2 Contractions Worksheet with Answers
Grade 2 (US) · Year 3 (UK) · Class 2 (India) · English
Unit 3: Capitals, Punctuation & SpellingApostrophesCCSS L.2.2c
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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Grade 2 · English
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Learning goal: Apostrophes · CCSS L.2.2c
Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.
Write the contraction for 'will not'.
Answer: won't
RememberContractions
Write the contraction for each word.
- 1could have
- 2we are
- 3it is
- 4is not
- 5we will
- 6should not
- 7you are
- 8she is
Write your answer on the line.
- 9
What two words make the contraction 'I'm'?
- 10
What two words make the contraction 'didn't'?
- 11
What two words make the contraction 'you're'?
- 12
What two words make the contraction 'won't'?
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Answer key — Contractions (Grade 2)
- 1.could've
- 2.we're
- 3.it's
- 4.isn't
- 5.we'll
- 6.shouldn't
- 7.you're
- 8.she's
- 9.I am
- 10.did not
- 11.you are
- 12.will not
- ★a sponge
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.could've
- 2.we're
- 3.it's
- 4.isn't
- 5.we'll
- 6.shouldn't
- 7.you're
- 8.she's
- 9.I am
- 10.did not
- 11.you are
- 12.will not
- ★a sponge (challenge corner)
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