Contractions: Expand and Contract (A2)

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Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

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I happy today. (am)

Correct answer: am

The verb "am" can be contracted to "'m" after the pronoun "I". "I is" is incorrect.

She a doctor. (is)

Correct answer: is

"Is" can be contracted to "'s" after "she", "he", or "it".

We going to the park. (are)

Correct answer: are

"Are" contracts to "'re" after "we", "you", and "they". Plural subjects always take "are".

It a beautiful day. (is)

Correct answer: is

"It's" is the contraction of "it is"; "its" (without apostrophe) is a possessive pronoun.

They my friends. (are)

Correct answer: are

"They are" becomes "they're". "They's" is incorrect.

I like coffee. (do not)

Correct answer: don't

"Do not" is contracted to "don't" in natural English. "Doesn't" is only for he/she/it.

He have a car. (does not)

Correct answer: doesn't

"Does not" becomes "doesn't"; "don't" is incorrect for third-person singular subjects.

We swim. (cannot)

Correct answer: can't

"Cannot" is a single word that contracts to "can't".

I be late. (will not)

Correct answer: won't

"Will not" has an irregular contraction "won't". "Willn't" is not a word.

You eat that. (should not)

Correct answer: shouldn't

"Should not" contracts to "shouldn't". "Shouldnt" without an apostrophe is a spelling error.

sorry I missed your call. (I am)

Correct answer: I'm

Start sentences with "I'm" or "I am". "Im" without an apostrophe is a common mistake.

ten o'clock now. (It is)

Correct answer: It's

Use "it's" for "it is"; "its" (possessive) does not have a verb and cannot start this sentence.

coming to visit us tomorrow. (They are)

Correct answer: They're

"They're" means "they are"; "their" means "belonging to them" and "there" refers to a place.

Expand the contraction: He at work. (He's)

Correct answer: is

In "He's at work", the "'s" stands for "is". "Has" would require a past participle.

Expand the contraction: We finished yet. (haven't)

Correct answer: have not

"Haven't" is the contraction of "have not". "Has not" is incorrect because "we" takes "have".

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Your task

Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

0 / 15 answered

Your score

0 / 150%

Keep practising! Focus on the explanations below.

I happy today. (am)

Correct answer: am

The verb "am" can be contracted to "'m" after the pronoun "I". "I is" is incorrect.

She a doctor. (is)

Correct answer: is

"Is" can be contracted to "'s" after "she", "he", or "it".

We going to the park. (are)

Correct answer: are

"Are" contracts to "'re" after "we", "you", and "they". Plural subjects always take "are".

It a beautiful day. (is)

Correct answer: is

"It's" is the contraction of "it is"; "its" (without apostrophe) is a possessive pronoun.

They my friends. (are)

Correct answer: are

"They are" becomes "they're". "They's" is incorrect.

I like coffee. (do not)

Correct answer: don't

"Do not" is contracted to "don't" in natural English. "Doesn't" is only for he/she/it.

He have a car. (does not)

Correct answer: doesn't

"Does not" becomes "doesn't"; "don't" is incorrect for third-person singular subjects.

We swim. (cannot)

Correct answer: can't

"Cannot" is a single word that contracts to "can't".

I be late. (will not)

Correct answer: won't

"Will not" has an irregular contraction "won't". "Willn't" is not a word.

You eat that. (should not)

Correct answer: shouldn't

"Should not" contracts to "shouldn't". "Shouldnt" without an apostrophe is a spelling error.

sorry I missed your call. (I am)

Correct answer: I'm

Start sentences with "I'm" or "I am". "Im" without an apostrophe is a common mistake.

ten o'clock now. (It is)

Correct answer: It's

Use "it's" for "it is"; "its" (possessive) does not have a verb and cannot start this sentence.

coming to visit us tomorrow. (They are)

Correct answer: They're

"They're" means "they are"; "their" means "belonging to them" and "there" refers to a place.

Expand the contraction: He at work. (He's)

Correct answer: is

In "He's at work", the "'s" stands for "is". "Has" would require a past participle.

Expand the contraction: We finished yet. (haven't)

Correct answer: have not

"Haven't" is the contraction of "have not". "Has not" is incorrect because "we" takes "have".

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