Mastering Contractions and Singular Possessive Pronouns

This video tutorial introduces contractions, explaining their use in writing and reading. It covers the role of apostrophes in forming contractions, provides examples, and offers practice questions to reinforce learning. The tutorial aims to improve reading and writing skills by teaching how to recognize and use contractions effectively.

What is the main purpose of using contractions in writing?

• To make sentences more formal

• To make sentences longer

• To add more words to a sentence

• To make sentences shorter

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate missing letters in a contraction?

• Comma

• Period

• Apostrophe

• Question mark

How do you form the contraction for 'have not'?

• Havn't

• Hav'nt

• Haven't

• Havenot

Which of the following is a contraction for 'is not'?

• Isnt'

• Isnt

• Isn't

• Is'nt

What letter is replaced by an apostrophe in the contraction 'I'm'?

• A

• N

• M

• I

Which of the following sentences uses a contraction correctly?

• I can't find my book.

• I cant find my book.

• I cannot't find my book.

• I cant' find my book.

What does the contraction 'he's' stand for?

• He is

• He has

• He will

• He was