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USING APOSTROPHES IN OTHER CONTRACTIONS
Notice that –’s can stand for is or has in the
contractions it’s, he’s, and she’s.
You can form contractions with pronouns and some verbs. Use an apostrophe to
show where letters were taken out.
I am
he is
she is
it is
you are
we are
they are
I will
you will
he will
she will
I’m
he’s
she’s
it’s
you’re
we’re
they’re
I’ll
you’ll
he’ll
she’ll
Write contractions for the underlined words.
it will
we will
they will
he has
she has
it has
I have
you have
we have
they have
it’ll
we’ll
they’ll
he’s
she’s
it’s
I’ve
you’ve
we’ve
they’ve
1. She is going to love how her room looks.
2. It is a surprise.
3. They have chosen a great color for the walls.
4. It will take a long time for the paint to dry.
5. You have smeared the paint!
6. He has fixed it already.
7. We are going to hang up curtains.
8. They are blue and yellow.
9. They have got a matching rug.
10. It will look great with the blue walls.
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