Negatives are words that mean “no” or “not”:

Thh= no, not, never, none, nothing. Contractions with

A contraction is a shortened form of two words. n’t are negatives too. To make a negative
An apostrophe is used to show where one or statement, use only ONE negative word.
more letters have been left out. Some
contractions are made by combining pronouns No Don’t never get in his way. There wasn’t
and verbs: I + will = I’ll; she + is = she’s. Other nobody here.
contractions are formed by joining a verb and
not: do + not = don’t; are + not = aren’t. Yes Don’t ever get in his way. There wasn’t
anybody here.
Won’t and can’t are formed in special ways ( can
+ not = can’t; and will + not = won’t). Use positive words, not negatives, in a sentences
with not.

Write the contraction for each pair of words.

11. You have ________________ 1. They are ________________

12. Could have ________________ 2. Should not ________________

13. He would ________________ 3. I will ________________

14. Who has _________________ 4. Who will _________________

15. She has _________________ 5. I am _________________

16. It is _________________ 6. cannot _________________

17. Will not _________________ 7. he is _________________

18. We are _________________ 8. You are _________________

19. Has not _________________ 9. You will _________________

20. Did not _________________ 10. Does not _________________

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Use positive
positive words,
words, not
not negatives,
negatives, in
in aa sentences
sentences with
with ‘not’.
‘not’.
NEGATIVES
NEGATIVES POSITIVES
POSITIVES NEGATIVES
NEGATIVES POSITIVES
POSITIVES
nobody
nobody anybody
anybody nothing
nothing anything
anything
somebody
somebody something
something
no
no one
one anyone
anyone nowhere
nowhere anywhere
anywhere
someone
someone somewhere
somewhere
none
none any
any never
never ever
ever
all
all always
always
some
some

Write the paragraph. Change the underlined phrases to contractions.

Correct any errors with negatives.

(1) One day I will be a pilot. (2)I do not think nothing could be more thrilling than
flying above the clouds. (3)When I am an adult, there probably will not be no nearby planets
uninhabited by humans. (4) No one would ever think twice about flying to Mars, so I would
take my whole family there for vacation. (5) However, I would not mind staying close to
Earth, either. (6) There is not nothing quite as breathtaking as Earth seen from a plane. (7)
There is the vast blue ocean twinkling with sunlight below me. (8) I cannot imagine nowhere
more beautiful.

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