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Make the Contraction is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on joining two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.2. It prints 9 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Make the Contraction

L.2.2

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Work out each answer.

1.Write "we have" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
2.Write "is not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
3.Write "do not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
4.Write "cannot" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
5.Write "he would" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
6.Write "should not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
7.Write "we are" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
8.Write "did not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___
9.Write "you are" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

LessonPrint · L.2.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Make the Contraction

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.we've
  2. 2.isn't
  3. 3.don't
  4. 4.can't
  5. 5.he'd
  6. 6.shouldn't
  7. 7.we're
  8. 8.didn't
  9. 9.you're

Questions about Make the Contraction

What does the Make the Contraction worksheet cover?

It practices joining two words into a contraction with an apostrophe — 9 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.2: Capitalize proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught. The instruction to students is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Make the Contraction practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2 — L.2.2, under Language for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Make the Contraction is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Make the Contraction come with an answer key?

Yes. All 9 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Make the Contraction can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Make the Contraction free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Make the Contraction, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.2.2

Capitalize proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught.

All Grade 2 worksheets

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.