Grammar: Contractions Puzzles for Kids
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Contractions are such a fun thing to learn about- the grammar contractions, not the birth kind. Those ones hurt. I am teaching my kids about different contractions with some printable contraction puzzles.
What is a Contraction?
First of all, we should define what a contraction is. Contractions are a group of words that are combined into a shortened form.
They are very common in speech. In fact, contractions are used more often than the words in regular form in the English language. In more formal writing you will see words written out and not contracted.
A common example of a commonly contracted set of words is can’t from the two words can & not. A less known one that I just learned is goodbye, which is shortened from the words “God be with you”. I thought that was cool!
The contraction that made me laugh a bit was y’all’d’ve which obviously combines the words “you all would have”. While I have heard that being said, seeing it written out looked a bit foreign! 🙂
Want to see the full list that I found? It’s over on Wikipedia.
To make these contraction grammar puzzles, I looked up a list of contractions in English so I could include as many as possible. I was shocked to learn how many there actually were! There were some that I had not heard of and some that I would not really consider contractions as in gonna. These puzzles do not have ALL of the listed contractions, just the more common ones that we use regularly.
List of Contractions Included in the Puzzles:
There are 82 contractions in this puzzle set!
Aren’t- Are Not
Could’ve- could have
Can’t – can not
Couldn’t – could not
Didn’t- did not
Don’t- do not
Doesn’t- does not
Hadn’t – had not
Hasn’t- has not
He’d – he would
Haven’t- have not
He’ll- he will
He’s – he is
How’s- how has
How’s- how is
How’s- how does
How’d- how did
How’ll- how will
How’re- how are
I’d – I had
I’ll – I will
I’m – I am
I’ve- I have
Isn’t- is not
It’d- it would
It’ll – it will
It’s- it is
Let’s- let us
Might’ve- might have
Must’ve – must have
She’d- she would /had
She’ll- she will
She’s – she is
Should’ve- should have
Shouldn’t- should not
That’ll- that will
That’s- that is
That’d- that would
There’d- there had/would
There’ll- there will
There’s- there is
That’d- that would
They’ll- they will
They’re- they are
They’ve- they have
This’s- this has/is
Those’re- those are
‘Tis- it is
‘Twas- it was
Wasn’t- was not
We’d- we had/would
We’ll- we will
We’re- we are
We’ve- we have
Weren’t- were not
What’d- what did
What’ll- what will
What’re- what are
What’s – what is/has/does
What’ve- what have
When’s- when has/is
Where’d- where did
Where’re- where are
Where’s- where has/is/does
Where’ve- where have
Which’s- which has/is
Who’d- who would/had/did
Who’d’ve- who would have
Who’ll- who will
Who’re- who are
Who’s- who has/is/does
Who’ve- who have
Why’d- why did
Why’re- why are
Why’s- why has/is/does
Won’t- will not
Would’ve – would have
Wouldn’t- would not
Ya’ll- you all
You’d- you had/would
You’ll- you will
You’re- you were
You’ve- you have
Printable Grammar Contraction Puzzles
This printable set of contraction puzzles contains 21 pages. On each page there are four 3-part contraction puzzles. This adds up to 84 puzzles to use for learning contractions! (Well actually 83, because I left in one blank one to write in your own if needed.)
I have also learned some interesting things through making these, so its been a lot of fun! I hope you will find these to be useful for your teaching as well. I am excited to have these to use for my kids.
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