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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Make the Contraction

L.2.2

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Work out each answer.

1.Write "she will" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

2.Write "he would" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

3.Write "did not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

4.Write "I am" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

5.Write "do not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

6.Write "we have" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

7.Write "is not" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

8.Write "we are" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

9.Write "you are" as one word with an apostrophe: ___

LessonPrint · L.2.2 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Make the Contraction

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

1.she'll
2.he'd
3.didn't
4.I'm
5.don't
6.we've
7.isn't
8.we're
9.you're

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