The document defines contractions as two words joined together with one or more letters dropped and replaced by an apostrophe. It provides examples of common contractions such as "don't" and "I'll". The text then examines contractions formed from specific words like "have", "had", "will", "are", "is", "not", listing both the full and contracted forms. It concludes by asking the reader to match words to their contractions in a brief quiz.

1. CONTRACTIONS

2. What are contractions?
 A contraction is two words joined
together with one or more letters
dropped and replaced by an
apostrophe ( ’ ).
 Do not = don’t I will = I’ll

3. I am changes to:
I’m
I am

4. I am going to school.
I’m going to school.
CHANGES TO:

5. When the word have is used in a contraction,
the letters ha are dropped and replaced with an
apostrophe (’).
 I have
 we have
 they have
 you have
 I’ve
 we’ve
 they’ve
 you’ve

6. I have found my lost toy.
CHANGES
TO:
 I’ve found my lost
toy.

7. When the word had is used in a contraction,
the letters ha are dropped and replaced with an
apostrophe (’).
 they had
 she had
 we had
 he had
 you had
 they’d
 she’d
 we’d
 he’d
 you’d

8. You had better go home.
CHANGES
TO:
 You’d better go
home.

9. When the word will is used in a contraction,
the letters wi are dropped and replaced with
an apostrophe (’).
 he will
 she will
 we will
 you will
 they will
 I will
 he’ll
 she’ll
 we’ll
 you’ll
 they’ll
 I’ll

10. I will go the store.
CHANGES
TO:
 I’ll go to the store.

11. When the word are is used in a contraction,
the letter a is dropped and replaced with an
apostrophe (’).
 you are
 we are
 they are
 you’re
 we’re
 they’re

12. You are my friend.
CHANGES
TO:
 You’re my friend.

13. When the word is is used in a contraction, the
letter i is dropped and replaced with an
apostrophe (’).
 that is
 what is
 he is
 she is
 who is
 it is
 that’s
 what’s
 he’s
 she’s
 who’s
 it’s

14. Who is coming to my party.
CHANGES
TO:
 Who’s coming to
my party?

15. When the word not is used in a contraction,
the letter o is dropped and replaced with an
apostrophe (’).
 can not
 do not
 is not
 was not
 are not
 did not
 can’t
 don’t
 isn’t
 wasn’t
 aren’t
 didn’t

16. I can not wait for my party.
CHANGES
TO:
 I can’t wait for my
party.

17. Let’s test our knowledge!

18. Remember! A contraction is
two words joined together with
one or more letters dropped and
replaced by an apostrophe (’).

19. Now we are going to use the pen to
match the words to their contraction.
 he had
 I am
 are not
 it is
 I will
 they are
 I would
 I’d
 it’s
 he’d
 they’re
 I’m
 aren’t
 I’ll