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Squash Two Words

An apostrophe stands where the letters used to be

Lesson 4
Spicy
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Write the long form first. Some short words change their spelling as well, so the hole is not always where you expect it.

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Tick the right one

aWe shan't be late.We sha'nt be late.letters gone
bIt is six oc'lock.It is six o'clock.letters gone
cThey wo'nt wait.They won't wait.letters gone
dWe'll be there.Wel'l be there.letters gone
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Find the 6 mistakes

Come in at eight o'clock, any day except Monday. Wo'nt you try the bread while it is still warm? We shant be baking on Sunday, and the ovens are'nt lit until six. Our cake hasnt been near a freezer, and you wont find a better one anywhere. Well see you soon.
One short word is already right. Two of the mistakes are real words doing the wrong job.
Write the corrections here
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Name
3

Now you write

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a A sentence with won't, then say why it is not spelt willn't:
b A sentence using o'clock and one other short word:
c A sentence with shan't, then name the letters that left:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I painted the door properly this time! Sorry, we wo'nt open until nine o'clock. The mark sits right where the two words met, no?

Tell him why wo'nt is wrong, and use o'clock to show him a mark that looks like a join but is not.
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