Contractions Worksheets & Exercises: Free PDF & Practice

Our contractions worksheets provide a variety of activities to help learners recognize, form, and use contractions correctly. With exercises like matching, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence rewriting, and identifying mistakes, students can confidently use contractions in both writing and conversation.

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• Contractions
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Contractions Worksheets

1. Rewrite the following words in their contracted form.

Rewrite the following contractions in their expanded form.

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2. Using a different color for each pair, find the words that match the contraction.

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3. Fill in the blanks with a contraction from the list below.

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4. Read and write the contractions.

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5. Draw a line from the contraction words to the words they correspond on the right.

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Contractions Exercises

Contractions Exercise 1: Write the Contraction

Rewrite each pair of words using the correct contraction.

1. I am → __________
2. You are → __________
3. He is → __________
4. We are → __________
5. They are → __________
6. She is → __________
7. It is → __________
8. That is → __________
9. I will → __________
10. You will → __________

Answer Key:

1. I’m
2. You’re
3. He’s
4. We’re
5. They’re
6. She’s
7. It’s
8. That’s
9. I’ll
10. You’ll

Contractions Exercise 2: Expand the Contractions

Rewrite each sentence by expanding the contraction into two words.

1. She’s going to the market. → __________________________
2. I’ll be there soon. → __________________________
3. We’re excited for the party. → __________________________
4. They’re playing outside. → __________________________
5. It’s very hot today. → __________________________
6. He’s my best friend. → __________________________
7. You’ll like this movie. → __________________________
8. I’m not ready yet. → __________________________
9. That’s a great idea. → __________________________
10. You’re right. → __________________________

Answer Key:

1. She is going to the market.
2. I will be there soon.
3. We are excited for the party.
4. They are playing outside.
5. It is very hot today.
6. He is my best friend.
7. You will like this movie.
8. I am not ready yet.
9. That is a great idea.
10. You are right.

Contractions Exercise 3: Choose the Correct Contraction

Choose the correct contraction to complete each sentence.

1. (I’m / I’ll) going to the store.
2. (He’s / He’ll) be here soon.
3. (They’re / They’are) watching a movie.
4. (It’s / Its) raining outside.
5. (You’re / Your) my best friend.
6. (She’s / She’ll) love this gift.
7. (We’re / Were) ready to go.
8. (That’s / That) my favorite song.
9. (I’ve / I am) never been there.
10. (You’ll / You’re) do great!

Answer Key:

1. I’m
2. He’ll
3. They’re
4. It’s
5. You’re
6. She’ll
7. We’re
8. That’s
9. I’ve
10. You’ll

Contractions Exercise 4: Match the Contraction

Match each contraction in Column A with its correct full form in Column B.

Answer Key: 1C, 2D, 3E, 4A, 5B, 6F, 7G, 8H, 9I, 10J

Contractions Exercise 5: Correct the Mistake

Each sentence has a contraction used incorrectly. Rewrite the sentence with the correct contraction.

1. Its going to rain today. → __________________________
2. Youre the best friend ever. → __________________________
3. Theyll happy to join us. → __________________________
4. Hes not finished yet. → __________________________
5. Were you’ve been all day? → __________________________
6. Im learning English. → __________________________
7. Thatll be fun! → __________________________
8. She’d going to sing. → __________________________
9. Whos the new teacher? → __________________________
10. I cant believe it’s already May. → __________________________

Answer Key:

1. It’s going to rain today.
2. You’re the best friend ever.
3. They’ll be happy to join us.
4. He’s not finished yet.
5. Where’ve you been all day?
6. I’m learning English.
7. That’ll be fun!
8. She’s going to sing.
9. Who’s the new teacher?
10. I can’t believe it’s already May.