I Don’t Want to Pay $10.00!
Contractions with not
When you make a contraction, you join two words together.
| is | + not = isn’t | do | + not = don’t |
| are | + not = aren’t no space | does | + not = doesn’t Write an apostrophe in place of the o. |
Use these contractions in negative sentences.
The food at the airport isn’t very good.
The cookies aren’t big.
The cake doesn’t have nuts.
I don’t want anything to eat.
Read Sentences
Read the first sentence in each item. Then read the second sentence with the contraction. Listen to how the contraction sounds.
1. Stan does not want this food. Stan doesn’t want this food.
2. The grapes are not green. The grapes aren’t green.
3. The sandwich is not fresh. The sandwich isn’t fresh.
4. The cookies do not have raisins. The cookies don’t have raisins.
Read each sentence. Change the underlined words to a contraction. Then say the new sentence.
5. The salad does not have carrots.
The salad doesn’t have carrots.
5. The salad does not have carrots.
6. The grapes do not taste sweet.
7. The cake is not chocolate.
8. The grapes are not cold.
9. The food is not cheap!
10. Stan is not hungry anymore.
Write Sentences 
11.–14. Work with a partner. Write 4 new sentences to tell about the picture above. Use isn’t, aren’t, don’t, and doesn’t.
11. The salad isn’t fresh.