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Month: May 2025

1064. Contractions with Have

May 15, 2025May 14, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

A contraction is formed by pushing two words together. Some contractions are made with the word have. When the two words are bumped together, the letters ha are replaced with an apostrophe.I have = I’veyou have = you’vewe have =… Read more1064. Contractions with Have

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1065. Practice with Contractions

May 16, 2025May 15, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Join each group of two words into a contraction.1. can not2. have not3. I am4. she will5. do not6. we are7. they have8. will not Answers: 1- can’t; 2-haven’t; 3-I’m; 4-she’ll; 5-don’t; 6-we’re; 7-they’ve; 8-won’t.

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1066. Contractions with Is

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

A contraction is a word formed by bumping two words together and taking out some letters. When we form a contraction with the word is, we take out the letter i. it is = it’sthat is = that’swhat is =… Read more1066. Contractions with Is

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1067. Contractions with Would

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

We can make several contractions with the word would. When joining two words to make the contraction with would, we take out the letters woul.I would = I’dyou would = you’dhe would = he’dshe would = she’dthey would = they’dwe… Read more1067. Contractions with Would

CC-L3, Words

1068. Contractions with Had

May 21, 2025May 20, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

We can form a contraction with the word had. The letters ha are removed when the two words are bumped together to form the contraction. I had = I’dyou had = you’dshe had = she’dhe had = he’dwe had =… Read more1068. Contractions with Had

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1069. Contraction with the words Let Us

May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

When we join the two words let us into a contraction, we get the word let’s. This common contraction is used when we want to suggest that someone do something with us. let us = let’sLet us go to the… Read more1069. Contraction with the words Let Us

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1070. More Practice with Contractions

May 23, 2025May 22, 2025 Sharon Porterfield

Section A: Make a contraction with each set of two words.1. I would2. she had3. let us4. it is5. what is6. we had7. there is8. they would Answers: 1- I’d; 2-she’d; 3-let’s; 4-it’s; 5-what’s; 6-we’d; 7-there’s; 8-they’d.

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