English Pronunciation: Contractions

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Contractions

Contractions are commonly used in English. Contractions are the reductions in word sounds by the dropping of a letter or letters in the word.

This page will examine contractions of 'will' with pronouns, with WH- words, and with names.

Listen to the following contractions. First, the words are spoken separately, then with the contraction, and finally used in a sentence.

Contractions of pronouns with will

	I will	I'll	I'll be there by 7:00.
	you will	you'll	You'll have to do it yourself.
	he will	he'll	He'll never agree.
	she will	she'll	She'll probably be here late.
	we will	we'll	We'll get together later.
	they will	they'll	They'll be going to Spain next year.
	it will	it'll	It'll probable snow tomorrow.

Contractions of Wh words with will

	what will	what'll	What'll you do in the meantime?
	who will	who'll	Who'll you be seeing tonight?
	where will	where'll	Where'll you go when this is all over?
	there will	there'll	There'll be donuts and coffee served during the breaks.
	that will	that'll	That'll be the day.
	this will	this'll	This'll do for now

Contraction of names with will

	John will	John'll	John'll be a doctor when he grows up.
	Clancy will	Clancy'll	Clancy'll be a clown in the circus.

Other Contraction Pages

Page 2 Contractions with to be and modals

Page 3 Contractions with Wh- words and have/has

Page 4 Contractions with Wh- words and did

Contractions with would and had

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