Understanding Contractions with Sensei

The video tutorial, led by Mrs. Ellis as a 'karate sensei', teaches students about contractions in English. It explains how contractions are formed by combining two words and replacing omitted letters with an apostrophe. The focus is on contractions involving the word 'not', such as 'do not' becoming 'don't'. The tutorial also covers the special case of 'cannot', which requires removing two letters. Through engaging examples and a playful approach, students learn the rules and applications of contractions.

What is the main purpose of using contractions in English?

• To make sentences longer

• To confuse the reader

• To combine two words into a shorter form

• To add more letters to a word

Which punctuation mark is used in contractions to replace omitted letters?

• Exclamation mark

• Apostrophe

• Period

• Comma

In the contraction 'don't', which letter is removed from 'do not'?

• N

• O

• T

• D

How is the contraction 'isn't' formed from 'is not'?

• By removing the 't'

• By removing the 'o'

• By removing the 's'

• By removing the 'i'

What is the contraction for 'are not'?

• Aren't

• Arn't

• Arenot

• Aren

Which letter is removed to form the contraction 'weren't' from 'were not'?

• W

• E

• O

• R

What is the contraction for 'have not'?

• Havent

• Haven't

• Havn't

• Havenot

In the contraction 'couldn't', which letter is removed from 'could not'?

• C

• O

• D

• U

What makes the contraction 'can't' different from other 'not' contractions?

• It doesn't use an apostrophe

• It removes two letters

• It adds an extra letter

• It uses a comma instead of an apostrophe

Which two letters are removed to form 'can't' from 'cannot'?

• N and O

• A and T

• C and T

• C and A