A contraction is a short way of writing two words together.

Some of the letters are left out. An apostrophe (') takes the place of the missing letters.

grammar1

She is running in the morning.

She's running in the morning.

grammar2

He is yawning late at night.

He's yawning late at night.

grammar3

You are very excited to open your new toy!

You're very excited to open your new toy!

grammar4

It is sleepy after a long day of playing outside.

It's sleepy after a long day of playing outside.

grammar5

They are having a lot of fun jumping in puddles.

They're having a lot of fun jumping in puddles.

grammar6

I am drawing a picture for my best friend.

I'm drawing a picture for my best friend.

Exercises

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