Replacing Letters

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is designed to teach students about contractions in English. It provides a list of phrases that can be shortened using an apostrophe to replace omitted letters. The example at the top explains that “I’ve” is a contraction for “I have.” Students are directed to rewrite each pair of words as a single contracted word in the space provided next to the numbers.

The purpose of this worksheet is to educate students on the formation and use of contractions, which are commonly used in informal English writing and speech. By converting two words into a contraction, students learn how an apostrophe is used to signify the omission of certain letters. This exercise helps to improve students’ understanding of informal language conventions, and it also aids in developing their ability to read and write contractions correctly. Moreover, practicing with contractions can assist students in making their writing more fluid and natural-sounding.