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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 the contractions of have and has with Wh- question words.

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

       
Contractions with Wh words and Have  
       
  how have how've   How've you been doing?  play
  why have why've Why've you come so early?  play 
  who have who've Who've you invited to the party?  play
  when have when've When've we ever been here?       play
  where have where've Where've you traveled in Japan?  play
  what have  what've   What've you done to my hair?  play
       
Contractions with Wh words and Has  
       
  how has how's How's the meeting been going?  play
  why has why's Why's the TV been turned of?  play
  who has who's   Who's she been dating lately?  play
  where has where's    Where's dad been all night?   play
  what has  what's   What's happened to my pie?  play
  when has when's  When's your mother ever cooked stew?  play
       
 

NOTE: The pronunciation of the contracted forms of WH words (who,

              what, where, etc) is and WH has is the same. The listener 

              must rely on the context of the sentence to determine if the

              speaker means is or has.

 

 

Other Contraction Pages

               Page 1     Contractions with will

               Page 2     Contractions with to be and modals

               Page 4     Contractions with  Wh- words and did

                                 Contractions with would and had  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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