Contractions and Compound Words Chart
Contractions squeeze two words into one. Compound words put two words together.
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How to do it
- Read how do not becomes don't.
- Read each group of contractions.
- Read the compound words made from pictures.
Teaching tip
Have your child trace each apostrophe in red with a finger. This sheet is aligned with Common Core L.2.4d.
About this chart
Contractions grouped by not, is/am, are and will, plus compound words built from pictures.
What kids practice
A contraction squeezes two words into one and uses an apostrophe to show where letters were left out: do not becomes don't. A compound word joins two whole words to make a new one: sun and flower make sunflower. Both show up all the time in second-grade books.
Watch for
- Putting the apostrophe in the wrong place, like do'nt.
- Leaving out the apostrophe, like dont.
- Mixing up its and it's. It's always means "it is."
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full contractions and compound words guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
2. Write the ContractionTwo words to squeeze into one contraction, with big lines for writing.
3. Contraction MatchMatch each pair of words to its contraction.
4. Picture Compound WordsTwo pictures add up to one compound word, like cow + boy = cowboy.
5. Compound Word MatchJoin two small words into a compound word, then write it.