Basic English: How to pronounce contractions

Quiz Test your understanding of this English lesson Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz. What is another name for a contraction?abbreviationamendmentampersandapostropheasteriskWhat is the punctuation symbol which represents a missing letter or letters?abbreviationamendmentampersandapostropheasteriskA contraction is a combination of:noun and adjectivenoun and pronounnoun and verbpreposition and adjectivepreposition and nounpreposition and verbpronoun and adjectivepronoun and nounpronoun and verbThe contraction she’s could be which of the following, depending on context?she is OR she hasshe is OR she saysshe has OR she saysshe has OR she wasThe contraction you’d could be which of the following, depending on context?you could OR you shouldyou had OR you wouldyou should OR you wouldyou would OR you couldThe pronunciation of they’re sounds exactly the same as two other English words: which ones?then & therethere & theirthey & theirthey & thereThe letters ll after an apostrophe usually represent which word?allfalltellwillThe letters ve after an apostrophe represent which word?havelovemoveshaveTo pronounce it’d you need to make it how many syllables?onetwothreeTo pronounce it’ll you need to make it how many syllables?onetwothree Next Question