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Year 2

Spelling words with contracted forms

I can spell words with contracted forms, such as isn't and can't.

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Year 2

Spelling words with contracted forms

I can spell words with contracted forms, such as isn't and can't.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In contractions, the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters would be if the words were written in full.
  2. Saying the expanded form of a contraction can help to identify where the apostrophe goes and how to spell it.

Common misconception

Children may form the apostrophe incorrectly - back to front or locate it at the wrong height.

Spend time practising how and where to write the apostrophe, so that it is the correct height and orientation.

Keywords

  • Contraction - a shorter way of writing two words where some letters are left out and an apostrophe is used in their place

  • Apostrophe - a punctuation mark used in contractions to show where letters have been left out

  • Omitted letters - the letters that are not included when you make a contraction

  • Expanded form - the full version of a contraction, for example, "you're" in expanded form is "you are"

Use the three grammar lessons in Year 2 to further support pupils' understanding of the apostrophe.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
What letters are found in both 'cannot' and 'can't'?
Correct answer: c
Correct answer: a
Correct answer: n
o
d
Q2.
What letters are found in both 'I am' and 'I'm'?
Correct answer: i
a
Correct answer: m
n
Q3.
Match the punctuation marks to their names.
Correct Answer:.,full stop

full stop

Correct Answer:!,exclamation mark

exclamation mark

Correct Answer:,,comma

comma

Q4.
When you write a comma, where does it go?
under the line
Correct answer: on the line
in the air
Q5.
What word could replace the words in bold in this sentence and still make sense? 'They are having lots of fun.'
Then
Correct answer: They're
Them
Q6.
What word could replace the word in bold in this sentence and still make sense? 'He cannot find his shoes.'
jump
Correct answer: can't
car
she

6 Questions

Q1.
'I am' is the expanded form of which contraction?
I'll
I've
Correct answer: I'm
Q2.
'They are' is the expanded form of which contracted word?
their
Correct answer: they're
they'll
Q3.
Match the expanded forms with the contracted words.
Correct Answer:they are,they're

they're

Correct Answer:will not,won't

won't

Correct Answer:is not,isn't

isn't

Correct Answer:you are,you're

you're

Q4.
Match the expanded forms of these words with their contracted forms.
Correct Answer:cannot,can't

can't

Correct Answer:we are,we're

we're

Correct Answer:they will,they'll

they'll

Correct Answer:I am,I'm

I'm

Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She carnt see her friend outside.'
cant
cant'
ca'nt
Correct answer: can't
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'He wont be able to come round today.'
w'ont
wo'nt
Correct answer: won't
wont'

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