Say It the Short Way! Negative Contractions for Class 2 

This Class 2 worksheet helps children understand how to use apostrophes correctly when forming negative contractions such as don’t, can’t, isn’t, aren’t, and won’t. Students learn how apostrophes replace missing letters and how contractions make writing sound natural and conversational. 
With multiple-choice questions, True/False checks, fill-in-the-blanks, rewriting practice, and a story-based editing task, this worksheet provides abundant practice in recognising and forming negative contractions accurately. 

Why Negative Contractions Matter?

 1. Helps children understand how spoken language becomes written contractions. 
2. Teaches correct apostrophe placement to avoid common mistakes. 
3. Builds confidence in reading and writing everyday sentences. 
4. Strengthens early grammar skills used across all subjects. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Negative Contraction 
Exercise 2 – True or False 
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Exercise 4 – Rewrite Using Contractions 
Exercise 5 – Passage Editing 

ANSWER KEY 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Sentence 
1. b 
2. a 
3. a 
4. b 
5. a 
6. b 
7. a 
8. b 
9. a 
10. b 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. True 
4. False 
5. True 
6. False 
7. True 
8. False 
9. False 
10. True 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
She doesn’t 
He isn’t 
They aren’t 
I can’t 
She isn’t 
We aren’t 
I can’t 
We don’t 
He isn’t 
They aren’t 

Exercise 4 – Rewrite Correctly 
She isn’t here. 
They aren’t eating. 
I don’t want this. 
He can’t come. 
He isn’t playing. 
We aren’t late. 
She can’t reach. 
He isn’t sleeping. 
They aren’t coming. 
I don’t know this. 

Exercise 5 – Passage Editing 
Mia can’t find her notebook and starts to feel worried because she needs it for class. 
She looks around the room but it isn’t on the table where she thought she left it earlier. 
Aman tries to help her but he isn’t sure where it might be. 
They open her school bag but it isn’t inside even though she hoped it would be. 
Zara comes by and says they aren’t going home yet because they still have time to search. 
Mia checks the drawer, the shelf, and the windowsill but the notebook isn’t there either. 
Aman tells her they aren’t stopping until they look everywhere properly. 
After a few more minutes, Mia smiles when she finds it hiding under the chair. 
She tells her friends they aren’t very helpful. 
They all agree they aren’t leaving until she keeps the notebook safely in her bag. 

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