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Grade 2 · English
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Contractions with apostrophes
Match words like do not and don’t. A free Grade 2 spelling game about contractions and apostrophes, with a printable game and worksheet.
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Learning about spelling
In this Grade 2 english collection, you can practice Contractions with apostrophes. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.
Talk it through
Read the example together before playing independently. Ask your child to explain a choice and try a new example afterwards. Match the task to what your child has already learned; grade suggestions are a starting point.
Ask: “Which part of the word or sentence helped you?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.
Contractions with apostrophes
A contraction is a short way of writing two words as one. Some letters are left out, and an apostrophe shows where they used to be. Do not becomes don't, I am becomes I'm and they are becomes they're. Children hear contractions all the time in speech, so learning to spell them helps their writing sound natural.
Try an example: What is the short form of could not?
Write could not, cross out the o in not, join the words and put the apostrophe where the o was.
Show the answer
couldn't
What to look out for
Putting the apostrophe between the two words (did'nt). Remind children that the apostrophe goes where the missing letter was, not where the space was. Cross out the letters first, then place it.
Practice away from the screen
- Hunt for contractions in a picture book or comic and say the full words for each one.
Curriculum connections
Contractions with apostrophes
Supports part of Common Core L.2.2.c. This focused game does not cover the entire standard.
Common Core connection: L.2.2.c. This is focused practice for part of the standard.
Questions families ask
Where should we start with spelling?
Start with Contractions with apostrophes. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.
Does this cover everything taught at this level?
No. These games provide focused practice. Grade suggestions do not replace your school’s curriculum, and any Common Core connection applies only to the skill described.