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Use an apostrophe to combine the words.  \nHint:  \nApostrophes replace missing letters when words are combined.  \nhere is  here’s I have  I ’ve  \n1. they will  they’ll 6. should have    \n2. will [not ___________________ 7. is](not ___________________ 7. is) not    \n3. we had   8. was not    \n4. it will   9. have not    \n5. do not   10. had not    \nB. Remove the apostrophe and write the full words.  \n1. there’s  there is 6. mustn’t    \n2. haven’t   7. shouldn’t    \n3. where’s   8. couldn’t    \n4. there’re   9. can’t    \n5. we’d   10. don’t    \nAnswers  \nA. Use an apostrophe to combine the words.  \n1. they will  they’ll 6. should have  should’ve  \n2. will not won’t [7. is](7. is) not  isn’t  \n3. we had we’d 8. was not wasn’t  \n4. it will  it’ll 9. have not  haven’t  \n5. do not  don’t 10. had not  hadn’t  \nB. Remove the apostrophe and write the full words.  \n1. there’s  there is 6. mustn’t  must not  \n2. haven’t  have not 7. shouldn’t  should not  \n3. where’s where is 8. couldn’t  could not  \n4. there’re  there are 9. can’t  cannot  \n5. we’d we had/ we would 10. don’t  do not","cbCaiubFj92bZbI0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiubFj92bZbI0","pdf",70339,"English","# Combining Words with Apostrophes\n## Expanding Contractions into Full Words\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What is the function of an apostrophe in a contraction?\",\"answer\":\"An apostrophe is used to replace missing letters when two words are combined into a single contraction.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you change 'they will' into a contraction?\",\"answer\":\"By replacing the missing letters 'wi' with an apostrophe, 'they will' becomes 'they'll'.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the full words for the contraction 'mustn't'?\",\"answer\":\"The contraction 'mustn't' expands to the words 'must not'.\"}]","Apostrophes and Contractions - Grade 2 Punctuation Worksheet | PDF"]