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This is the Squeeze-O-Matic 100.

It squeezes two words together and takes out a


letter (or letters) to make one shorter word. Here are the words that go into the
Squeeze-O-Matic. Can you write down the words that should come out?

are not he had

she will I have she’ll

he’d I’ve

aren’t

Can you write a sentence using each


of the words that have come out of
the Squeeze-O-Matic?
Oh no! The Squeeze-O-Matic 100 just broke! The words are going in the wrong way.
Can you help fix the machine by writing the two correct words for each of the short,
squeezed words?

does not they are

we have you are


doesn’t

you’re they’re

we’ve

Can you write a sentence using each


of the words that have come out of
the Squeeze-O-Matic?
These children are talking very fast and squeezing together some of their words. Can
you change the words that have apostrophes in them so that they are saying two
words rather than one?

IIwill
won’t
notride
rideaa Don’t
Do notworry,
worry,it’s
it Do you think
Do you think
skateboard.
skateboard.I easy.
is easy.
I’llIshow
will we will be Yes,
Yes,wewe’re
are
we’ll be taller
I’m
am scared
scared ofof show
youyouhow.how. taller next growing all
next year?
falling off. year? the
the time!
time!

Can you write down your own conversation between two children
Show answers using contractions with an apostrophe to show missing letters?
These words are being chopped up on the chopping board to remove the letters that are not
needed. The letters that are replaced with apostrophes go into the trash can. Can you work out
what the finished words will be and which letters go in the trash can?

there is there’s
have not
he had he’d
they will haven’t

I am
they’ll
i a
I’m
h a
Can you write a sentence using each of w i o
the words that are on the plates?

Can you complete this sentence using letters that have been put in the
bin?
Show answers o _si smelly bec_usea _e doesn’t
The d_g h l_ke to i__sh. w a
Can you rewrite the sentences so that each one includes an apostrophe to show missing
letters in a contracted word? The first one has been done for you.

Ella did not like what her dad had Ella didn’t like what her dad had
packed for her lunch. packed for her lunch.

My little sister had not ever been to the beach before.


My little sister hadn’t ever been to the beach before.
Let us wear our new clothes to the party.
Let’s wear our new clothes to the party.
You must not cross the road until the green light is showing.
You mustn’t cross the road until the green light is showing.
We would love to come to your house for dinner.
We’d love to come to your house for dinner.
She is the smartest girl in the class.
She’s the smartest girl in the class.
We should not be unkind to other children in the playground.
We shouldn’t be unkind to other children in the playground.
They had worked hard all day, so they deserved a rest.
They’d worked hard all day, so they deserved a rest. Show answers
Split into two teams. Take turns deciding which word uses an apostrophe to show
missing letters correctly. If a team choose correctly, they get a point. If they choose
incorrectly, the other team gets a point.

Which is correct?
wheres’ where’s

shoul’dnt shouldn’t

won’t wo’nt

I’d Id’

hel’l he’ll

couldn’t could’nt

Can you use each of the correct words in a sentence? Show answers
Can you write what you think each of these people are saying using a contraction with
an apostrophe to show missing letters?

Who’ll make cards You’re


with me? definitely
getting better
at that song!

Aren’t we
singing
beautifully,
Mr. Smith?

I’ve already eaten all


What neat
my lunch, now I’m It’s hot dogs for lunch handwriting you’ve
eating my fruit. today. That’s why got.
Thursday is my favorite
day of the week!

Show example
answers
Which contraction is correct?

You need to hurry up, I don’t got all day!

You need to hurry up, I haven’t got all day!

You need to hurry up, I won’t got all day!

Show answer
Which contraction is correct?

Today it’s raining cats and dogs.

Today you’re raining cats and dogs.

Today we’d raining cats and dogs.

Show answer
Which contraction is correct?

I wanted to do P.E., but I hadn’t find my uniform.

I wanted to do P.E., but I haven’t find my uniform.

I wanted to do P.E., but I couldn’t find my uniform.

Show answer
Which contraction is correct?

She isn’t go to gymnastics practice tonight.

She wasn’t go to gymnastic practice tonight.

She can’t go to gymnastic practice tonight.

Show answer
Which contraction is correct?

This show is unbelievable! I wonder


couldn’t happen next.

This show is unbelievable! I wonder what’ll happen next.

This show is unbelievable! I wonder can’t happen next.

Show answer
Which contraction is correct?

We did a race to find out who’s the


fastest runner in the class.

We did a race to find out I’d the


fastest runner in the class.

We did a race to find out we’d the


fastest runner in the class.

Show answer

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