Contractions with ‘not’

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✨ Contractions with ‘not’ ✨

Contractions are short forms of two words joined together. When we use ‘not’, we make negative contractions. ❌

Common Contractions with ‘not’

Full Form	Contraction	Example Sentence
is not	isn’t ❌	She isn’t ready for school. 🏫
are not	aren’t ❌	They aren’t at home. 🏠
was not	wasn’t ❌	He wasn’t happy with the result. 😞
were not	weren’t ❌	We weren’t late for the show. 🎬
do not	don’t ❌	I don’t like broccoli. 🥦
does not	doesn’t ❌	She doesn’t eat meat. 🍗🚫
did not	didn’t ❌	He didn’t see the movie. 🎥
has not	hasn’t ❌	She hasn’t finished her homework. 📚
have not	haven’t ❌	We haven’t visited the museum. 🏛️
will not	won’t ❌	I won’t go to the party. 🎉🚫
cannot	can’t ❌	He can’t swim. 🏊‍♂️❌
should not	shouldn’t ❌	You shouldn’t shout in class. 🗣️🚫
could not	couldn’t ❌	She couldn’t find her book. 📖❌

How to Form Contractions with ‘not’

Take the verb (is, are, do, does, etc.) + not.

Remove the o in “not” and add an apostrophe (’).

• Example: is + not → isn’t
• Example: do + not → don’t

Tips to Remember ✅

• Contractions make sentences shorter and sound natural. ✨
• Use isn’t, aren’t, don’t, doesn’t in negative statements. ❌
• Don’t confuse contractions with other words:
• won’t = will not ❌
• can’t = cannot ❌

Fun Examples with Emojis 😄

• I can’t eat ice cream now. 🍦❌
• He isn’t coming to school today. 🏫❌
• They don’t like playing football. ⚽❌
• She hasn’t done her homework yet. 📚❌

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