Name: _____________________
Contractions Worksheet 4

Directions: Find the two words in each sentence that can make a contraction and underline them.  Then, write the contraction on the line.

1. If Dad finds out, he will be so mad.		 				_______he’ll______

2. Cats should not receive swimming lessons.					__________________

3. Dogs do not mind swimming.							__________________

4. Dolphins are not as foolish as they look.						__________________

5. I think that if Dolphins ruled the world, they would be cruel leaders.		__________________

6. If I were you, I would learn to swim too.  						__________________

7. If you know how to swim, water will not scare you.				__________________

8. If you didn't know how to swim, it would be scary.				__________________

9. Lifeguards are the people who are in charge of the pool.				__________________

10. As far as I know, there is not a lifeguard who does not know how to swim.	__________________

11. You may be wondering, "How is the ocean doing?"				__________________

12. It is currently being overfished and polluted by careless industries.		__________________

13. So you may then wonder, "What is something I can do to help?"		__________________

14. If I wanted to help, I would run for office or write a song about it.		__________________

15. Of course, I have never been too concerned about the ocean.			__________________

16. It is really big and would take a lot of work to ruin.				__________________

17. Still though, please do not litter.							__________________

18. It will pollute the water supply.							__________________

19. Does it not feel better to help the environment?					__________________

20. Let us work really hard to make the world a better place.			__________________

On the Back – Create contractions from each of the following and use them in a complete sentence:   

21)  I would         22)  they will         23)  he did         24)  should not         25)  will not