Contractions are shortened forms of two words combined into one. An apostrophe (‘) takes the place of the missing letters.
Think of a contraction as two words becoming one. The apostrophe shows where letters are missing.
To form a contraction, combine two words and replace the missing letters with an apostrophe.
Always check: does the apostrophe replace the letters you left out?
Here are some of the most common contractions you will use in reading and writing:
Some contractions are irregular (like will not → won’t). Practice these carefully.
Practice reading and writing contractions in full sentences to understand them better.
If you can say the contraction out loud and it makes sense, it is probably correct.