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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.

Printable Grammar 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

contraction puzzles- grammar lesson

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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