Forming Contractions

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Objective

I can combine two words to make a contraction.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    A contraction is formed when two words are combined to make one word.

  2. 2

    An apostrophe replaces the missing letters when forming a contraction.

  3. 3

    Using a contraction does not change the meaning of the sentence.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

3 questions

1

Which two words make up the contraction 'we're'?

2

Which of the following sentences uses a contraction correctly?

Part 4 of 4

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Combine the words 'we' and 'are' to make a contraction.

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