Form contractions with "not"

Learning Objectives Define the term 'contraction'. Identify the two words that form a 'not' contraction. Explain that an apostrophe replaces the letter 'o' in 'not'. Form contractions for word pairs like 'is not', 'are not', and 'do not'. Correctly write the special contraction 'won't' for 'will not'. Use 'not' contractions correctly in their own sentences. Do you want to learn a magic word trick? 🪄 We can make two words become one! We will learn how to squish a word with 'not' to make a shorter word. This is called a contraction. It makes our writing faster and easier to read. Real-World Applications Reading your favorite storybooks 📚 Writing a quick n...

TermDefinitionExample ContractionA contraction is one short word made by squishing two words together.The word 'don't' is a contraction for 'do not'. Apostrophe (')An apostrophe is a little mark that looks like a floating comma.We use an apostrophe in 'can't' to take the place of a missing letter. Helping VerbA helping verb is the first word we use in this kind of contraction.In 'is not', the word 'is' is the helping verb. The Word 'Not'The word 'not' means no. It's the second word in our word pair.The cat will not 😼 chase the yarn. Word PairThe two words we start with before we make a contraction.The word pair is 'are not'. The Missing LetterThe letter that we take out to make room for th...

The 'O' Vanishing Act Helping Verb + not ➡️ Helping Verb + n't The letter 'o' in 'not' vanishes! An apostrophe takes its place. The Squish Rule Two words become one word. After the 'o' vanishes, we squish the two words together to make one new word. The 'Will Not' Special Trick will not ➡️ won't The words 'will not' are special! They don't follow the rule and become 'won't'.