Spelling Contracted Forms
Spell contracted forms correctly by placing the apostrophe where letters are omitted (can't, didn't, I'll, it's, etc.)
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“When your child writes a short form like "can't" or "didn't," do they put the apostrophe in the right place to show where letters are missing?”
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- Activity. Spell contracted forms correctly by placing the apostrophe where letters are omitted (can't, didn't, I'll, it's, etc.)
What to notice. Write 'can't' for 'cannot', 'didn't' for 'did not' with apostrophe correctly placed • Distinguish 'it's' (it is) from 'its' (possessive) in a sentence • Expand a contraction back to its full form and explain which letters are missing
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When your child writes a short form like "can't" or "didn't," do they put the apostrophe in the right place to show where letters are missing?
Spell contracted forms correctly by placing the apostrophe where letters are omitted (can't, didn't, I'll, it's, etc.)
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- Write 'can't' for 'cannot', 'didn't' for 'did not' with apostrophe correctly placed
- Distinguish 'it's' (it is) from 'its' (possessive) in a sentence
- Expand a contraction back to its full form and explain which letters are missing
“When your child writes a short form like "can't" or "didn't," do they put the apostrophe in the right place to show where letters are missing?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Spelling & Word Study
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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