1. Contractions
Second Grade Grammar

2. Contractions
A contraction is one word that is made by putting together two separate words and shortening them.

3. Contractions Know How
There are about 70 contractions in the English language.
Most contraction are made by leaving out two letters like the word she will (she’ll).
Some contractions are missing only one letter.
Words are squeezed together.

4. Contractions with I and am
Whenever there is a contraction with I, I must be capitalized.
You will only use am with I in a contraction. Replace the a with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
I + am = I’m

5. Contractions with is
If is is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the i and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
she + is = she’s
he + is = he’s
it + is = it’s
that + is = that’s

6. they + are = they’re we + are = we’re you + are = you’re
Contractions with are
If are is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the a and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
they + are = they’re
we + are = we’re
you + are = you’re

7. Contractions with will
If will is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the w and i and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
she + will = she’ll
I + will = I’ll
they + will = they’ll
we + will = we’ll
he + will = he’ll
you + will = you’ll
it + will = it’ll

8. Contractions with not
If not is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the o and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
have + not = haven’t does + not = doesn’t
is + not = isn’t do + not = don’t
had + not = hadn’t must + not = mustn’t
could + not = couldn’t would + not = wouldn’t
should + not = shouldn’t
can + not = can’t (leave out one of the n’s)
will+ not = won’t (not willn’t!!!!!!!!!!)

9. Contractions with have
If have is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the ha and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
I + have = I’ve
they + have = they’ve
we + have = we’ve
you + have = you’ve

10. Contractions with had
If had is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the ha and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together.
I + had = I’d
they + had = they’d
we + had = we’d
you + had = you’d

11. Contractions with has
If has is part of the two words that make up the contraction, you will leave out the ha and replace with an apostrophe. Squeeze the words together. This one is tricky because you can us is too!
she + has = she’s
he + has = he’s
it + has = it’s
that + has = that’s

12. Syllables Game

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Compound Words
Compound words are two words put together.
The compound word has a new definition.
Example + =
rainbow
rain +
bow =
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Which 2 words go together to make a compound word?
paint
butter
lip
wind
gentle
shield
man
cup
brush
stick
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Which word could make this one
word become a compound word?
wash
sand
rail
jelly
black
nut
hair
cloth
sky
toe
life
birth
cup
camp
water
scraper
paper
nail
road
guard
fish
day
board
cake
cracker
fire
cut
fall
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Assessment
Go to the following page and take the quiz to test your knowledge of compound words.
Print out your results at the end of the quiz.
Compound Words Quiz
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