Hermosillo, Son, Mexico

English for 6th Graders

Teacher: Adlay Naary Corral Rubalcaba

“Use of Contractions”

School: Profr. Heriberto Aja

Objective

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Identify some different types of contractions

• Use the contractions

Introduction

Have you ever wonder what this (‘) means?

Have you ever wonder what a contraction is?

What is a contraction?

A contraction is a word or phrase   that's (or that has) been shortened by

dropping one or more letters.

In writing, an apostrophe takes the place

of the missing letters. Example:Do not = Don’t

Positive ContractionsShort Form Long Form

I’m I am

You’re You are

He’s He is

She’s She is

It’s It is

We’re We are

They’re They are

Examples I am happy = I’m happy He is a boy = He’s a boy It is beautiful = It’s beautiful They are my friends = They’re my friends

Negative Contraction

Examples: You are not my brother = You’re not my brother She is not from Mexico = She isn’t from Mexico We are not students = We’re not students

Short Form Long Form

You’re not / You aren’t You are not

He’s not / He isn’t He is not

She’s not / She isn’t She is not

It’s not / It isn’t It is not

We’re not / We aren’t We are not

They’re not / They aren’t They are not

Other Contractions

Examples: Here is your book = Here’s your book What is your name? = What’s your name?

Short Form Long Form

Here’s Here is

There’s There is

That’s That is

How’s How is?

What’s What is?

Activity Time

After analyzing the different types of contractions, in a comment write a short story using at least:

o One “positive contraction”o One “negative contraction”o One “other contraction”