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Free Contractions Worksheets

Worksheets for second and third graders on contractions: which two words they come from and where the apostrophe goes. Every worksheet has an answer key.

Contractions Chart printable preview

Contractions Chart

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What a contraction is, and the common ones made with not, is, are, will and am.

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Match the Contraction printable preview

Match the Contraction

Grades 2–3

Draw lines from six pairs of words to their contractions. Answer key on page 2.

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Write the Contraction printable preview

Write the Contraction

Grades 2–3

Eight pairs of words to join, with the apostrophe in the right place. Answer key on page 2.

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Which Is Right? printable preview

Which Is Right?

Grades 2–3

Eight sentences with a choice: do'nt or don't? Circle the one written correctly. Answer key on page 2.

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Write the Two Words printable preview

Write the Two Words

Grades 2–3

Six contractions to take apart into the two words they came from. Answer key on page 2.

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About these contractions worksheets

A contraction joins two words into one, with an apostrophe standing in for the letters left out: do not becomes don't. These worksheets cover contractions made with not, is, are, will and am.

The usual mistake is putting the apostrophe where the two words meet. It belongs where the letters were removed, which is why one worksheet asks children to choose between do'nt and don't.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grade are these contractions worksheets for?
Second and third grade.
Where does the apostrophe go in a contraction?
Where the letters were left out. In "do not", the o in not is dropped, so the apostrophe goes between the n and the t: don't.
What is the difference between its and it's?
It's is a contraction of "it is". Its with no apostrophe shows ownership, as in "the dog wagged its tail".