Contractions Sentences Worksheet

Practice contractions formed with is in sentences. Students choose from a bank of shortened forms to complete each sentence with the correct meaning and grammar.
Grades
Grades 2–3
Pages
1
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
ELA, Grammar
Topic
Is contractions, Contraction forms
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
L.2.2

Product description

From the author

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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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Which contractions are in the word bank?

The bank contains she’s, he’s, it’s, where’s, there’s, here’s, that’s, and how’s.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.2.2

Core concepts

  • Contractions with is

  • Sentence context

  • Word expansion

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