A contraction is a short way of saying something by combining two words into one. An apostrophe(') takes the place of the missing letters.
Many contractions are formed when a verb and the word not are combined. The apostrophe takes the place of the letter o in not.
Many contractions are formed when a verb and the word not are combined. The apostrophe takes the place of the letter o in not.
is not= isn't are not= aren't was not= wasn't
were not= weren't does not= doesn't did not= didn't
do not= don't can not= can't
Some contractions can be formed with pronouns and the verb will. An apostrophe takes the place of the letters wi in will.were not= weren't does not= doesn't did not= didn't
do not= don't can not= can't
I will= I'll it will=it'll you will= you'll
we will= we'll she will= she'll they will= they'll
he will= he'll
Contractions can also be made with the verb have. An apostrophe takes the place of the letters ha in have.we will= we'll she will= she'll they will= they'll
he will= he'll
I have= I've we have= we've
you have= you've they have= they've
you have= you've they have= they've