Spelling words with contracted forms | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What letters are found in both 'cannot' and 'can't'?
- c ✓
- a ✓
- n ✓
- o
- d
What letters are found in both 'I am' and 'I'm'?
- i ✓
- a
- m ✓
- n
Match the punctuation marks to their names.
- .
  
  ⇔
  
  full stop ✓
- !
  
  ⇔
  
  exclamation mark ✓
- ,
  
  ⇔
  
  comma ✓
When you write a comma, where does it go?
- under the line
- on the line ✓
- in the air
What word could replace the words in bold in this sentence and still make sense? 'They are having lots of fun.'
- Then
- They're ✓
- Them
What word could replace the word in bold in this sentence and still make sense? 'He cannot find his shoes.'
- jump
- can't ✓
- car
- she

'I am' is the expanded form of which contraction?
- I'll
- I've
- I'm ✓
'They are' is the expanded form of which contracted word?
- their
- they're ✓
- they'll
Match the expanded forms with the contracted words.
- they are
  
  ⇔
  
  they're ✓
- will not
  
  ⇔
  
  won't ✓
- is not
  
  ⇔
  
  isn't ✓
- you are
  
  ⇔
  
  you're ✓
Match the expanded forms of these words with their contracted forms.
- cannot
  
  ⇔
  
  can't ✓
- we are
  
  ⇔
  
  we're ✓
- they will
  
  ⇔
  
  they'll ✓
- I am
  
  ⇔
  
  I'm ✓
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She carnt see her friend outside.'
- cant
- cant'
- ca'nt
- can't ✓
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'He wont be able to come round today.'
- w'ont
- wo'nt
- won't ✓
- wont'

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In contractions, the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters would be if the words were written in full.
Saying the expanded form of a contraction can help to identify where the apostrophe goes and how to spell it.

Children may form the apostrophe incorrectly - back to front or locate it at the wrong height.

Spend time practising how and where to write the apostrophe, so that it is the correct height and orientation.

Contraction - a shorter way of writing two words where some letters are left out and an apostrophe is used in their place
Apostrophe - a punctuation mark used in contractions to show where letters have been left out
Omitted letters - the letters that are not included when you make a contraction
Expanded form - the full version of a contraction, for example, "you're" in expanded form is "you are"