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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.          play 
  you will  you'll     You'll have to do it yourself. play
  he will    he'll        He'll never agree. play
  she will She'll She'll probably be here late. play
  we will we'll We'll get together later. play
  they will they'll They'll be going to Spain next year.   play 
  it will it'll   It'll probable snow tomorrow. play
   
Contractions of Wh words with will  
  what will what'll What'll you do in the meantime? play
  who will  who'll  Who'll you be seeing tonight?  play
  where will where'll Where'll we go when this is all over?  play 
       
  there will  there'll  There'll be donuts and coffee served during the breaks. play
  that will that'll That'll be the day. play
  this will this'll This'll do for now play
       
Contraction of names with will  
       
 John will John'll John'll be a doctor when he grows up.      play
  Clancy will Clancy'll Clancy'll be a clown in the circus. play

       

          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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