Contractions with ‘not’

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🌟 Contractions with ‘not’ ❌

Contractions are short forms of two words.
When we combine a verb + not, we make contractions.

Common Contractions with ‘not’

Full Form	Contraction	Example Sentence
is not	isn’t ❌	She isn’t happy today. 😊
are not	aren’t ❌	They aren’t ready for school. 🎒
was not	wasn’t ❌	He wasn’t at the park yesterday. 🏞️
were not	weren’t ❌	We weren’t late for class. ⏰
do not	don’t ❌	I don’t like broccoli. 🥦
does not	doesn’t ❌	She doesn’t want ice cream. 🍦
did not	didn’t ❌	He didn’t finish his homework. 📚
cannot	can’t ❌	I can’t reach the shelf. 📏
will not	won’t ❌	They won’t come to the party. 🎉
shall not	shan’t ❌	I shan’t tell a secret. 🤫
should not	shouldn’t ❌	You shouldn’t shout in class. 🏫
would not	wouldn’t ❌	He wouldn’t eat vegetables. 🥕

How to Make a Contraction

1. Take the verb + not.
2. Remove the o in “not.”
3. Add an apostrophe (’) in its place.

Example:

• is + not → isn’t
• do + not → don’t

📌 Tip: The apostrophe ’ shows where letters are missing.

Practice Time! 📝

Rewrite using contractions:

1. She is not tired. → She isn’t tired. 😴
2. They are not playing. → They aren’t playing. ⚽
3. I do not like pizza. → I don’t like pizza. 🍕
4. He will not come. → He won’t come. 🚶

Fun Memory Trick 💡

Think:

❌ “not” disappears, ’ appears!

Example:

• cannot → can’t
• did not → didn’t

💡Suggested Images

• A happy/sad emoji next to isn’t and aren’t.
• A broccoli with ❌ emoji next to don’t / doesn’t.
• A clock emoji for wasn’t / weren’t.
• A small visual of apostrophe replacing letters

let’s practice!