Apostrophes in Contractions

For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction.

For help with this exercise, see section 31a of Foundations First, Fifth Edition.

  1. Question

    Just because a child has trouble learning to read _______ mean that he or she is slow or lazy.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - Just because a child has trouble learning to read _______ mean that he or she is slow or lazy.

  2. Question

    Often _______ hampered by a learning disability that is known as dyslexia.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - Often _______ hampered by a learning disability that is known as dyslexia.

  3. Question

    Dyslexic people _______ see words on a page in the same way that other people do.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - Dyslexic people _______ see words on a page in the same way that other people do.

  4. Question

    They _______ read because they see the letters in a word reversed.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - They _______ read because they see the letters in a word reversed.

  5. Question

    _______ a problem with the way that their brains perceive print.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - _______ a problem with the way that their brains perceive print.

  6. Question

    However, these children _______ unintelligent; many are very bright.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - However, these children _______ unintelligent; many are very bright.

  7. Question

    Some dyslexics say that _______ a blessing in disguise because they must find ways to compensate for their disability.

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - Some dyslexics say that _______ a blessing in disguise because they must find ways to compensate for their disability.

  8. Question

    One young man with this problem says, “The hardest experiences that _______ faced have given me the greatest strength.”

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - One young man with this problem says, “The hardest experiences that _______ faced have given me the greatest strength.”

  9. Question

    He says, “I know_______ smart.”

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - He says, “I know_______ smart.”

  10. Question

    As he notes, “_______ got to work harder when you have dyslexia, but in the end, you can achieve more.”

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    Apostrophes in Contractions: For each sentence, choose the answer that logically fills the blank and uses apostrophes correctly within the contraction. - As he notes, “_______ got to work harder when you have dyslexia, but in the end, you can achieve more.”