Spelling Contracted Forms
English · Spelling & Word Study · procedural
Spell contracted forms correctly by placing the apostrophe where letters are omitted (can't, didn't, I'll, it's, etc.)
What mastery looks like
- Write 'can't' for 'cannot', 'didn't' for 'did not' with apostrophe correctly placed
- Distinguish 'it's' (it is) from 'its' (possessive) in a sentence
- Expand a contraction back to its full form and explain which letters are missing
Check your understanding
When Spelling Contracted Forms writes a short form like "can't" or "didn't," do they put the apostrophe in the right place to show where letters are missing?
Prerequisites
Required first