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.
She is running in the morning.
She's running in the morning.
He is yawning late at night.
He's yawning late at night.
You are very excited to open your new toy!
You're very excited to open your new toy!
It is sleepy after a long day of playing outside.
It's sleepy after a long day of playing outside.
They are having a lot of fun jumping in puddles.
They're having a lot of fun jumping in puddles.
I am drawing a picture for my best friend.
I'm drawing a picture for my best friend.