This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.
Short Forms Worksheet Exercises for Class 2 Examples with Answers CBSE PDF
Short Forms Exercises with Answers for Class 2 CBSE PDF
- We often use short forms in spoken English.
Example:
Instead of I am here, we say I’m here.
Likewise, instead of he is late, we say he’s late. - When we write a short form, we replace the missing letter with’ (called an apostrophe).
Short Forms
| I | he, she, it | we, you, they | ||
| am = ‘m | I’m | |||
| is = ‘s | he’s, she’s, it’s | |||
| are = ‘re | we’re, you’re, they’re | |||
| have = ‘ve | I’ve | we’ve, you’ve, they’ve | ||
| has = ‘s | he’s, she’s, it’s | |||
| would = ‘d | I’d | he’d, she’d, it’d | we’d, you’d, they’d | |
| will = ‘ll | I’ll | he’ll, she’ll, it’ll | we’ll, you’ll, they’ll | |
Short Form Of Negatives: don’t, doesn’t, haven’t, etc.
| isn’t (= is not) | hasn’t (= has not) | don’t (= do not) | can’t (= cannot) |
| aren’t (= are not) | haven’t (= have not) | doesn’t (= does not) | couldn’t (= could not) |
| wasn’t (= was not) | hadn’t (= had not) | didn’t (= did not) | won’t (= will not) |
| weren’t (= were not) | wouldn’t (= would not) | ||
| shouldn’t (= should not) | |||
| mustn’t (= must not) | |||
| needn’t (= need not) | |||
| mightn’t (= might not) | |||
| daren’t (= dare not) |
Short Forms (Contractions) Of Question Words: how, who, what, etc.
| who | who’s = who is | Who’s that man over there? |
| who | who’d = who would | Who’d Wke some tea? |
| who | who’ll = who will | Who’ll be here tomorrow? |
| what | what’s = what is | What’s for dinner? |
| what | what’ll = what will | What’ll happen if… ? |
| how | how’s = how is | How’s your father? |
| where | where’s = where is | Where’s the nearest shop? |
| when | when’s = when is | when’s your birthday? |
Short Forms Worksheets for Grade 2 CBSE PDF
A. Write the long form of the following short forms.
1. don’t ____________
2. can’t ____________
3. won’t ____________
4. we’ll ____________
5. haven’t ____________
6. he’s ____________
7. isn’t ____________
8. she’ll ____________
9. I’m ____________
10. you’re ____________
11. I’d ____________
12. you’ll ____________
B. Write the short form of the following long forms.
13. did not ____________
14. they will ____________
15. they would ____________
16. he would ____________
17. were not ____________
18. has not ____________
19. had not ____________
20. she is ____________
21. I have ____________
22. we have ____________
23. he will ____________
24. they had ____________