Voyages in English 2018 Gr. 4 Practice Bk

© Loyola Press. Voyages in English    Grade 4 Name  Date  136   •   Chapter 1 L E S S O N For additional help, review pages 228–231 in your textbook or visit www.voyagesinenglish.com. A contraction is formed when two words are combined. An apostrophe is used in place of the missing letter or letters. Contractions with pronouns join a pronoun and a verb. Write the contraction for each pair of words. 1. I will 2. she is 3. they will 4. he would 5. you have 6. I would 7. we are 8. she has Circle the word or words that would be appropriate to use in a business letter. 9. (I would I’d) like to ask for the discount coupon. 10. I bought the toy in December, and (it’s it is) already broken. 11. I hope you can attend our ceremony if (you are you’re) not busy. 12. (We will we’ll) return the cracked CD to the store. 13. Please have Mr. Smith call me when (he’s he is) available. Rewrite each sentence using contractions to make it less formal. 14. It has been a long time since I last wrote you. 15. Toby told me that you would like a photograph from the party. 16. My mom said she will drive us to the movie. 17. I think we have finished all our homework. 5 Contractions with Pronouns