Contractions are abbreviated versions of words or phrases formed by either replacing missing letters with an apostrophe or compressing words without apostrophes. There are two types of contractions: those formed by shortening words and merging two words with an apostrophe like can't, shouldn't, he's, and don't, and those formed by compressing words without apostrophes like Mr., Dr., Prof., and Rev.

2. WHAT ARE CONTRACTIONS?
A contraction
is
an abbreviated
version of a

4. 1) Those formed by replacing missing letter(s) with an apostrophe.
(These contractions are formed either by shortening a word or merging
two words into one.) For example:
can't
• shouldn't
• he's
• don’t

5. (2) Those formed by compressing a word (i.e. without
apostrophes)/ For example:
Mr.
• Dr.
• Prof.
• Rev.