not
The apostrophe takes the place of this letter when adding "not" to a an auxiliary/helping verb.
Example: have + not -->
What is <o>?
n(o)t
The apostrophe takes the place of these letters in the word "have" when adding it to a pronoun.
Example: <I + have -->_____>
What is <h> and <a>>
<I + (ha)ve --> I've>
The apostrophe takes the place of this letter in the word "are" when adding it to a pronoun.
Example: <we+ are -->_____>
What is <a>?
<we+ (a)re -->we're>
The apostrophe takes the place of this letter in the word "am" when adding it to a pronoun.
Example: <I + am -->_____>
What is <a>?
<I + (a)m -->I'm>
The apostrophe takes the place of these letters when adding "will" to a pronoun.
Example: I + will -->
What is <w> <i>?
<I + (wi)ll --> I'll>
The two words the contraction "hasn't" stands for.
What is "has not?"
Two words the contraction "I've" stands for.
What is "I have?"
The two words "they're" stands for.
The two words the contraction "she's" stands for.
What is <she + is>?
The two words the contraction "they'll" stands for.
What is <they + will>?
<has + not --> when combined creates this contraction.
hasn't
<we + had> when combined as a contraction says.
What is "we'd?"
<we + (ha)d --> we'd>
<you + are --> creates this contraction.
What is "you're?
<you + (a)re --> you're
<it + is--> creates this contraction.
What is "it's?"
<it +(i)s --> it's
The apostrophe takes the place of these letters in the word "would" when adding it to a pronoun.
Example: <I + would -->_____>
What is "I'd?"
<I + (woul)d -->I'd>
The two words in "wouldn't."
What is "would + not?"
The two words in "would've."
The two words in the contraction "we're."
What is <we + are>?
<we + (a)re --> we're>
The two words in the contraction "I'm."
What is <I + am>?
The two words in the contraction "she'd."
What is <she + would>?
<she + (woul)d --> she'd>
When contracting the words "can + not" the apostrophe takes the place of two letters in the second word.
What is <n> and <o>?
<can + (no)t --> can't
(cann't) Wrong!
The two words in <should + have>.
What is "should've?"
<should + (ha)ve --> should've
"their" and "they're are homophones, sound the same but are spelled differently. This word means ownership.
What is <their>?
The two words in the contraction "he's."
What is <he + is>?
The word <they + would> makes this contraction.
What is "they'd?"
<they + (woul)d --> they'd>