Use of Contractions
- 1. English for 6th Graders “Use of Contractions” Teacher: Adlay Naary Corral Rubalcaba
- 2. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: • Identify some different types of contractions • Use the contractions
- 3. Have you ever wonder what this (‘) means? Have you ever wonder what a contraction is?
- 4. A contraction is a word or phrase that's (or that has) been shortened by dropping one or more letters. In writing, an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters. Example: Do not = Don’t
- 5. Short Form Long Form I’m I am You’re You are He’s He is She’s She is It’s It is We’re We are They’re They are Examples I am happy = I’m happy He is a boy = He’s a boy It is beautiful = It’s beautiful They are my friends = They’re my friends
- 6. Short Form Long Form You’re not / You aren’t You are not He’s not / He isn’t He is not She’s not / She isn’t She is not It’s not / It isn’t It is not We’re not / We aren’t We are not They’re not / They aren’t They are not Examples: You are not my brother = You’re not my brother She is not from Mexico = She isn’t from Mexico We are not students = We’re not students
- 7. Short Form Long Form Here’s Here is There’s There is That’s That is How’s How is? What’s What is? Examples: Here is your book = Here’s your book What is your name? = What’s your name?
- 8. After analyzing the different types of contractions, in a comment write a short story using at least: o One “positive contraction” o One “negative contraction” o One “other contraction”