Directions: Read the sentences below. For each underlined contraction, write the two words that create the contraction.

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Contractions

1. Mom said we’re going to head over to the parade around 9 o’clock.

2. Harold wants me to bring his baseball and bat to school, but I’ll probably forget them.

3. Katelynn said she’d share her new paints with me after school today.

5. I was going to take you to the store but Nana said you’ve already gone.

6. Dad said he’s going to help me build a treehouse in the backyard.

7. Our new puppy won’t climb the steps, so we have to carry him into the house.

8. Who’ll be taking me to school if I miss the bus?

9. It’s been a very long winter and I am ready for spring!

10. The music we are listening to doesn’t sound familiar; it is a Lakota dance.

4. The snow isn’t stopping so I think school will be canceled!