Exploring Contractions: Merging Words

The video tutorial focuses on teaching students how to use apostrophes to form contractions. It begins with an introduction to the concept, followed by examples such as 'wasn't', 'didn't', and 'he's'. The tutorial includes practice exercises to reinforce learning and concludes with a review of the key concepts. The main goal is to help students understand how two words can be combined into one using an apostrophe.

What is the purpose of using an apostrophe in contractions?

• To make words longer

• To replace missing letters

• To add letters

• To change the word's meaning

What two words form the contraction 'wasn't'?

• was no

• will not

• would not

• was not

Which contraction is formed from 'did not'?

• didn't

• doesn't

• does not

• don't

What does 'he's' stand for?

• he does

• he is

• he has

• he shall

Which words combine to form 'she'll'?

• she is

• she shall

• she all

• she will

How do you form the contraction for 'she will wake up early'?

• she'd wake up early

• she's wake up early

• she wake up early

• she'll wake up early

What is the contraction for 'he did not see his dog'?

• he didn't see his dog

• he don't see his dog

• he does not see his dog

• he's not see his dog

Which contraction is correct for 'my mom was not home yet'?

• my mom won't home yet

• my mom's not home yet

• my mom wasn't home yet

• my mom were not home yet

What does the contraction 'he's' mean in 'he's eating ice cream'?

• he has

• he shall

• he is

• he does

What is the role of an apostrophe in a contraction?

• To show possession

• To indicate missing letters

• To join two words without changing them

• To make a word plural