A contraction is a word made by joining two words.
An apostrophe (') shows where a letter or letters are left out.
![grammar1](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL115Kids/unit07/Grammar%207-2/7-2g1.jpg)
We were not late arriving to school.
We weren't late arriving to school.
![grammar2](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL115Kids/unit07/Grammar%207-2/7-2g2.jpg)
She was not excited to eat her salad.
She wasn't excited to eat her salad.
![grammar3](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL115Kids/unit07/Grammar%207-2/7-2g3.jpg)
He has not finished his dinner yet.
He hasn't finished his dinner yet.
![grammar4](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL115Kids/unit07/Grammar%207-2/7-2g4.jpg)
We have not been to the park today.
We haven't been to the park today.
![grammar5](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL115Kids/unit07/Grammar%207-2/7-2g5.jpg)
I did not want to leave the playground.
I didn't want to leave the playground.
![grammar6](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL115Kids/unit07/Grammar%207-2/7-2g6.jpg)
They are not sad today!
They aren't sad today!