Common Contractions Word Bank

A word bank of 35 common contractions and their full forms. This word list is a useful resource for pupils who are learning about apostrophes and as a word mat when writing non-fiction genres such as diary entries, informal letters and other informal texts, as well as fiction writing, especially dialogue.

Contractions are words that are made by combining two words together but omitting some letters and replacing these with apostrophes.

Each set of words is presented above the shortened form with its apostrophe for omission.

The word bank can be printed onto A4 to be used as a handy desk-top resource or enlarged onto A3 paper and displayed on the wall of your classroom.

Other apostrophe resources:
✦ Contractions: Apostrophes for Omission Activities & Quiz
✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets Bundle
✦ Iron Man Apostrophe Activities Differentiated BUNDLE
✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4
✦ Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns Punctuation Activities & Quiz
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Possessive Apostrophes Differentiated Worksheets Chapters 1, 2 & 3

Informal example WAGOLL texts:
✦ Dialogues
✦ Diaries
✦ Informal letters

Other useful resources:
✦ The Iron Man Complete Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4
✦ The Twits Informal Letter Example Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ How To Train Your Dragon Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Templates
✦ Stig of the Dump Informal Letter Example, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Daily Grammar & Writing Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE
✦ Letter to an Ogre Example Persuasive Text, Feature Identification & Answers
✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Example Diary Text with Feature Identification & Answers

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