Contractions Quiz

Match the contraction to its correct expansion: (1) she'd, (2) we're, (3) you've, (4) they'll

1. she had, we owe, you have, they will
2. she would, we were, you have, they shall
3. she had, we were, you would, they will
4. she would, we are, you have, they will

Answer: (d) she would, we are, you have, they will

Which contraction would be grammatically incorrect in this sentence: ‘He told me he _____ help tomorrow.’

1. can’t
2. won’t
3. could’ve
4. shouldn’t

Answer: (c) could’ve

A student says, ‘I had not studied, so I’d failed.’ What’s wrong?

1. ‘I’d needn't be used.’ It should be just 'I failed.'
2. ‘I’d’ should be ‘I have’
3. ‘I’d’ should be ‘I would’
4. No mistake

Answer: (a) ‘I’d needn't be used.’ It should be just 'I failed.'

Which contraction is incorrectly expanded here?

1. ‘He’d never seen it before’ → ‘He had never seen it before’
2. ‘We’d call if needed’ → ‘We had call if needed’
3. ‘You’re very talented’ → ‘You are very talented’
4. ‘They’ll leave soon’ → ‘They will leave soon’

Answer: (b) ‘We’d call if needed’ → ‘We had call if needed’

Select the sentence with an incorrectly formed contraction:

1. I'd like to attend the party tomorrow.
2. She'll've finished her homework by noon.
3. They're planning to visit next week.
4. We've already seen that movie twice.

Answer: (b) She'll've finished her homework by noon.

Complete the analogy: 'I am' is to 'I'm' as 'they have' is to:

1. they'd
2. they're
3. they've
4. they'll

Answer: (c) they've

In poetic contractions, 'o'' often represents 'of,' as in 'o'clock' (of the clock). Following this pattern, what might 'ne'er' represent:

1. never
2. near
3. neither
4. newer

Answer: (a) never

Find the mismatched pair:

1. won't : will not
2. don't : do not
3. shan't : should not
4. can't : cannot

Answer: (c) shan't : should not

Choose the correct contraction to complete the sentence: I ___ seen that movie before, but I don’t mind watching it.

1. hasn’t
2. won’t
3. isn’t
4. haven’t

Answer: (d) haven’t

Identify the expanded form of the contraction in this sentence: He’d already left by the time we arrived.

1. He had
2. He would
3. He should
4. He will

Answer: (a) He had