Contractions and Abbreviations

Sometimes, we shorten or combine words by creating contractions. This is especially common in spoken English.

Usually, to make a contraction, we remove a letter or letters from a word and replace the letter(s) with an apostrophe ('), as in when we shorten "He is feeling ill" to "He's feeling ill."

Some other common contractions include: aren't for are not, can't for cannot, he'll for he will, and won't for will not.

Can you think of any other contractions?

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10:35 PM Nov 18 2009 | 回复
mickee85 Philippines	You've for you have, you'll for you will, I'll for I will, I've for I have

10:25 PM Nov 18 2009 | 回复
julywidiawati Indonesia	you'd for you would

02:52 AM Nov 18 2009 | 回复
mr.polah Indonesia	it's for it is

07:43 AM Nov 16 2009 | 回复
javid16 India	don't for do not.i have not for i havn't

12:18 AM Nov 16 2009 | 回复
Vickey0930 China	wouldn’t for woul not

02:27 PM Oct 26 2009 | 回复
jos361 United States	you're for you are

07:20 PM Oct 12 2009 | 回复
paolil Bolivia	i'm  u'r i'nt

06:36 AM Oct 09 2009 | 回复
roy.ruletheworld India	some more examples are: I'll for I will, it's for it is, you'r  for you are, I'm for I am.

05:33 AM May 14 2009 | 回复
sun_lovely_puppy9x Australia	hello i want  to make friend with you my nickname is : nuthanmattroi340

10:49 PM May 13 2009 | 回复
mayusheth India	i like English and wanted to speak it correct way…...

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