Apostrophes for a contraction
This is where you use an apostrophe to fill in the gap of a missing letter.
do not -> don’t
I have pushed the two words together and then taken out the second o to make it easier to say.
We often use contractions when we are speaking with certain second words: not, will, are, am. These get changed to n’t, ‘ll, ‘re and ‘m.
Can you think of any words that use apostrophes for a contraction? Write me a few sentences (they can be as sensible or as silly as you want!) that include as many contractions as you can.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
My sentences are:-
1. Don’t do that!
2. She’s having a birthday party tomorrow.
3. I haven’t seen the sun fall from the sky.
4. I think that he’ll go to an alien’s birthday party tomorrow.
Greetings from Sophia
Dear Miss Carruthers
My sentences are:-
1. I don’t want to do this homework!
2. He’s going to play with his teddies tomorrow.
3. I haven’t seen the moon so far away.
4. Wouldn’t you be happy tomorrow if you can’t play with your friends?
5. He doesn’t have keys that often when he goes out.
Greetings from Albert
1. I don’t like things that I don’t like.
2. I’ve got a new computer (true).
3. My name isn’t Toby Nightingale Solomon Nigel Nick.
Wow Rex how lucky are you? Don’t forget to take note of what
Miss Coleman says below though.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
My sentences are the following:
1. I don’t know how to make a rocket.
2. There aren’t any grey clouds in the sky.
3. She doesn’t like tomatoes.
4. I shouldn’t go in the deep dark cave.
5. I couldn’t make my sister walk.
1. They’re not my friends.
2. I don’t want to read
3. It doesn’t make sense.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
My sentences are the following.
1. I don’t know how to build a rocket.
2. She doesn’t like tomatoes.
3. I shouldn’t go in the deep dark cave
4. I couldn’t get my sister to walk.
5. I can’t wait to see you all again.
1. I didn’t eat all the food on my plate.
2. I don’t want to go in the car.
3. He doesn’t want to wrestle an alligator.
4. I would’t like to folow your rules.
5. I’d like to do maths.
6.She’ll be coming round the mountain.
7. You’d better explain this.
8. Who’s come to visit?
9. He’d disappeared without a trace.
10. I can’t wait until the baby comes.
11. I won’t go to bed.
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Dear Year 2,
Don’t forget that we are all here thinking of you. Hopefully it won’t be long before we see you again. You mustn’t forget to do your homework and comment on the Blogs but you shouldn’t be on your computers all day-remember to have breaks, try to do exercise, relax and read books.
Take care, Miss Coleman
1. I can’t find noodles the poodle.
2. I could’ve slept on the bottle.
3. The tin man couldn’t find his pans because his pans were on his lid.
So many excellent sentences Year 2, well done! I love how creative you’re being with your sentences, while also using contractions.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
1. I couldn’t finish my homework on time because I woke up late.
2. I won’t go anywhere this Easter because of the virus.
3. They wouldn’t share their toys with me.
4. We’re staying home all day as we are advised to stay home by the government.