Contraction Words List In English | Improve your Vocabulary
Here you will find a useful contractions list with ESL printable worksheet in English. You will also learn how to pronounce different contraction words in English.
List o’ (of) Common Contractions
BE | WILL | WOULD | HAVE | HAD | |
I | I’m I am |
I’ll I will |
I’d I would |
I’ve I have |
I’d I had |
you | you’re you are |
you’ll you will |
you’d you would |
you’ve you have |
you’d you had |
he | he’s he is |
he’ll he will |
he’d he would |
he’s he has |
he’d he had |
she | she’s she is |
she’ll she will |
she’d she would |
she’s she has |
she’d she had |
it | it’s (or ’tis) it is |
it’ll it will |
it’d it would |
it’s it has |
it’d it had |
we | we’re we are |
we’ll we will |
we’d we would |
we’ve we have |
we’d we had |
They | they’re they are |
they’ll they will |
they’d they would |
they’ve they have |
they’d they had |
That | that’s that is |
that’ll that will |
that’d that would |
that’s that has |
that’d that had |
Who | who’s who is |
who’ll who will |
who’d who would |
who’s who has |
who’d who had |
What | what’s/what’re what is/what are |
what’ll what will |
what’d what would |
what’s what has |
what’d what had |
Where | where’s where is |
where’ll where will |
where’d where would |
where’s where has |
where’d where had |
When | when’s when is |
when’ll when will |
when’d when would |
when’s when has |
when’d when had |
WORDS (Negating a Verb) | CONTRACTION |
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is not | isn’t |
are not | aren’t |
was not | wasn’t |
were not | weren’t |
have not | haven’t |
has not | hasn’t |
had not | hadn’t |
will not | won’t |
would not | wouldn’t |
do not | don’t |
does not | doesn’t |
did not | didn’t |
cannot | can’t |
could not | couldn’t |
should not | shouldn’t |
might not | mightn’t |
must not | mustn’t |
List Of Common Contractions
WORDS (odd ones) | CONTRACTION |
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of | o’ |
of the clock | o’clock |
madam | ma’am |
never-do-well | ne’er-do-well |
cat-of-nine-tails | cat-o’-nine-tails |
jack-of-the-lantern | jack-o’-lantern |
will-of-the-wisp | will-o’-the-wisp |
it was | ’twas (archaic) |
WORDS | DOUBLE CONTRACTION |
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she would have | she’d’ve (colloquial) |
it is not | ‘isn’t (archaic) |
WORDS (woulda-shoulda-coulda) | CONTRACTION |
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would have | would’ve |
should have | should’ve |
could have | could’ve |
might have | might’ve |
must have | must’ve |
- aren’t – are not
- can’t – cannot
- couldn’t – could not
- didn’t – did not
- doesn’t – does not
- don’t – do not
- hadn’t – had not
- hasn’t – has not
- haven’t – have not
- he’d – he had; he would
- he’ll – he will; he shall
- he’s – he is; he has
- I’d – I had; I would
- I’ll – I will; I shall
- I’m – I am
- I’ve – I have
- isn’t – is not
- let’s – let us
- mightn’t – might not
- mustn’t – must not
- shan’t – shall not
- she’d – she had; she would
- she’ll – she will; she shall
- she’s – she is; she has
- shouldn’t – should not
- that’s – that is; that has
- there’s – there is; there has
- they’d – they had; they would
- they’ll – they will; they shall
- they’re – they are
- they’ve – they have
- we’d – we had; we would
- we’re – we are
- we’ve – we have
- weren’t – were not
- what’ll – what will; what shall
- what’re – what are
- what’s – what is; what has
- what’ve – what have
- where’s – where is; where has
- who’d – who had; who would
- who’ll – who will; who shall
- who’re – who are
- who’s – who is; who has
- who’ve – who have
- won’t – will not
- wouldn’t – would not
- you’d – you had; you would
- you’ll – you will; you shall
- you’re – you are
- you’ve – you have
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