Level 06 – Step 03 : Spoken Contractions and Short Forms — He’s here. I’m fine.
/Level 06 – Step 03 : Spoken Contractions and Short Forms — He’s here. I’m fine.
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn about spoken contractions and short forms like He’s, I’m, They’re, mustn’t, and shouldn’t.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn about spoken contractions and short forms like He’s, I’m, They’re, mustn’t, and shouldn’t.
🐧Igupen: Do contractions change the meaning of the sentence?
/🐧Igupen: Do contractions change the meaning of the sentence?
🦉Professor Owl: Not the basic meaning, but they make speech faster and more natural; some contractions combine a verb and a word, others show negation or possibility.
/🦉Professor Owl: Not the basic meaning, but they make speech faster and more natural; some contractions combine a verb and a word, others show negation or possibility.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are contractions and short forms?
/What are contractions and short forms?
– Contractions are short forms of two words joined with an apostrophe, for example He + is → He’s and I + am → I’m.
/- Contractions are short forms of two words joined with an apostrophe, for example He + is → He’s and I + am → I’m.
– Short forms can also show negation: must not → mustn’t, should not → shouldn’t, do not → don’t.
/- Short forms can also show negation: must not → mustn’t, should not → shouldn’t, do not → don’t.
– Some look the same but mean different things in writing and speech, so check the context: He’s can mean He is or He has depending on the sentence.
/ – Some look the same but mean different things in writing and speech, so check the context: He’s can mean He is or He has depending on the sentence.
Common contractions and short forms to know
/Common contractions and short forms to know
– I’m = I am; you’re = you are; he’s = he is / he has; she’s = she is / she has; it’s = it is / it has.
/- I’m = I am; you’re = you are; he’s = he is / he has; she’s = she is / she has; it’s = it is / it has.
– they’re = they are; we’re = we are; we’d = we would / we had; she’ll = she will; he’ll = he will.
/- they’re = they are; we’re = we are; we’d = we would / we had; she’ll = she will; he’ll = he will.
– don’t = do not; can’t = cannot; won’t = will not; mustn’t = must not; shouldn’t = should not.
/- don’t = do not; can’t = cannot; won’t = will not; mustn’t = must not; shouldn’t = should not.
When to be careful
/When to be careful
– In formal writing, avoid some contractions (use do not instead of don’t) unless the tone allows them.
/- In formal writing, avoid some contractions (use do not instead of don’t) unless the tone allows them.
– Some contractions look like possessive forms or different words, so use context to decide the meaning.
/- Some contractions look like possessive forms or different words, so use context to decide the meaning.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Read the sentence slowly and expand the contraction in your mind: He’s → He is or He has; mustn’t → must not; this helps you understand the full meaning.
/Read the sentence slowly and expand the contraction in your mind: He’s → He is or He has; mustn’t → must not; this helps you understand the full meaning.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 He’s here.
/No.01 He’s here.
No.02 I’m fine.
/No.02 I’m fine.
No.03 They’re late.
/No.03 They’re late.
No.04 Don’t touch that.
/No.04 Don’t touch that.
No.05 She’ll come tomorrow.
/No.05 She’ll come tomorrow.
No.06 We’d like some water.
/No.06 We’d like some water.
No.07 It’s been a long day.
/No.07 It’s been a long day.
No.08 He can’t find his keys.
/No.08 He can’t find his keys.
No.09 You shouldn’t run in the hall.
/No.09 You shouldn’t run in the hall.
No.10 She mustn’t eat that food.
/No.10 She mustn’t eat that food.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers at the end.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers at the end.
Q1: Expand the contraction: He’s hungry.
/Q1: Expand the contraction: He’s hungry.
Q2: Choose the correct full form: I’m = A) I am B) I have C) I will
/Q2: Choose the correct full form: I’m = A) I am B) I have C) I will
Q3: Is this sentence negative or positive? Don’t go outside.
/Q3: Is this sentence negative or positive? Don’t go outside.
Q4: Expand the contraction: They’re ready.
/Q4: Expand the contraction: They’re ready.
Q5: Choose the correct meaning: mustn’t = A) must not B) must have C) must will
/Q5: Choose the correct meaning: mustn’t = A) must not B) must have C) must will
Q6: Write the contraction for do not.
/Q6: Write the contraction for do not.
Q7: Expand and choose correct meaning: It’s been a long trip. A) It is been B) It has been C) It will be
/Q7: Expand and choose correct meaning: It’s been a long trip. A) It is been B) It has been C) It will be
Q8: True or False: shouldn’t means should not.
/Q8: True or False: shouldn’t means should not.
Q9: Choose the correct contraction for cannot: A) can’t B) cant C) caan’t
/Q9: Choose the correct contraction for cannot: A) can’t B) cant C) caan’t
Q10: Expand the contraction and pick meaning: We’d like some cake. A) We had like B) We would like C) We will like
/Q10: Expand the contraction and pick meaning: We’d like some cake. A) We had like B) We would like C) We will like
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: He is hungry.
/A1: He is hungry.
A2: A) I am.
/A2: A) I am.
A3: Negative.
/A3: Negative.
A4: They are ready.
/A4: They are ready.
A5: A) must not.
/A5: A) must not.
A6: don’t.
/A6: don’t.
A7: B) It has been.
/A7: B) It has been.
A8: True.
/A8: True.
A9: A) can’t.
/A9: A) can’t.
A10: B) We would like.
/A10: B) We would like.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Great practice today; learning contractions helps you understand and speak English more naturally.
/🦉Professor Owl: Great practice today; learning contractions helps you understand and speak English more naturally.
🐧Igupen: I will read sentences slowly and expand contractions to check the meaning.
/🐧Igupen: I will read sentences slowly and expand contractions to check the meaning.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep listening to native speech and read aloud; little by little contractions will feel easy.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep listening to native speech and read aloud; little by little contractions will feel easy.
