This worksheet set helps students understand and correctly use apostrophes to form contractions.

How to Complete:

1. Section 1: Students match contractions to their expanded forms using a table.
2. Section 2: Students select the correct contraction to complete each sentence.
3. Section 3: Students choose the correct contraction from the options provided in parentheses, then write its expanded form in the blank space.

Additional Tips:

1. Start with a review of what a contraction is. Write common examples on the board and explain how the apostrophe replaces missing letters.

Extension Ideas:

1. Contraction Word Search: Provide a short passage or excerpt from a book. Have students highlight or underline all the contractions they can find, then write their expanded forms.
2. Contraction Builder: List individual words commonly used in contractions on the board, such as they, he, does, I, will, you, not, are, am etc. Have students use the words to create a list of many contractions as they can in a specified time.