Contractions with Is: Complete the Sentences
Use the eight contractions in the word bank to complete eight sentences.
- Grades
- Grades 2–3
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Subject
- Grammar, ELA
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Ontario expectations
- B2.2 — use orthographic knowledge
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About this resource
This worksheet is a great way for students to learn and practice using contractions. It provides sentences for students to fill in with the contraction that makes the most sense. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students learn and practice using contractions.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Recognize a contraction that combines another word with is
- Select a contraction that fits sentence meaning
- Expand an 's contraction into its two-word form
Teaching tips
- Have learners expand each bank choice orally before filling any blanks.
- After completion, replace the contraction with its two words and reread the sentence to check meaning.
Skills covered
- Contraction recognition — shortened is forms are read as complete phrases.
- Context selection — the initial word distinguishes otherwise similar options.
- Sentence editing — expansion confirms grammatical equivalence.
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
Ontario expectations
- B2.2 — use orthographic knowledge , including position-based tendencies , to make a spelling choice or accurately pronounce a word when reading
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Contractions with is
- Sentence context
- Word expansion
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