am is us

would or had are

have will not

I’m he’s she’s

it’s here’s what’s

who’s there’s let’s

she’d you’d he’d

I’d it’d they’d

ContractionsClosed sort – sort into the word which the contraction is replacing.am, is, us, would/had, are, have, will, not

Could also play a matching game with the other contractions sort on the website

Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!

we’d we’re they’re

you’re I’ll you’ll

he’ll she’ll we’ll

it’ll that’ll they’ll

I’ve you’ve we’ve

they’ve could’ve would’ve

should’ve who’ve might’ve

they’ve can’t didn’t

wasn’t won’t shouldn’t

don’t wouldn’t isn’t

doesn’t hasn’t haven’t

hadn’t weren’t mustn’t

couldn’t aren’t

To make:

titles@ word it’s replacing: am, is, us, would/had, are, have, will, not

expanded forms to match in separate document