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Show Missing Letters in a Contraction - Practice 1

A contraction combines words and marks omitted letters with an apostrophe.

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A contraction combines words and marks omitted letters with an apostrophe. Read the expanded words to check the meaning. These examples have one intended expansion.

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do not becomes don't. The apostrophe marks the missing o in not.

do not becomes don't. The apostrophe marks the missing o in not.
Reading model: do not becomes don't. The apostrophe marks the missing o in not.
Question 1 Which contraction means do not?
Question 2 Which contraction means is not?
Question 3 Which contraction means are not?
Question 4 Which contraction means did not?
Question 5 Which contraction means was not?