Grade 2 · Reading & language

Read common contractions practice

Match a contraction with the words it shortens.

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Which contraction can replace it is?

  1. don't
  2. isn't
  3. can't
  4. it's
See the answer & why

it's

it's is a shortened form of it is; the apostrophe marks missing letters.

A little hint: The apostrophe marks omitted letters, not a plural.

A teaching tip

The apostrophe marks omitted letters, not a plural.