WH-Question Contractions

Practice contractions in question words (what's, who's, where's)

Total Contractions: 13

Click on a contraction to practice its pronunciation with speech recognition.

who's

Full Form:: who is/who has
/huz/
Example:: “Who's coming to dinner?”
intermediate
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what's

Full Form:: what is/what has
/wʌts/
Example:: “What's your name?”
beginner
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where's

Full Form:: where is/where has
/wɛrz/
Example:: “Where's the bathroom?”
beginner
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when's

Full Form:: when is/when has
/wɛnz/
Example:: “When's the meeting?”
intermediate
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how's

Full Form:: how is/how has
/haʊz/
Example:: “How's everything?”
beginner
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why's

Full Form:: why is/why has
/waɪz/
Example:: “Why's he upset?”
intermediate
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where'd

Full Form:: where did
/wɛrd/
Example:: “Where'd you put my keys?”
intermediate
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who'd

Full Form:: who would
/hud/
Example:: “Who'd want to do that job?”
intermediate
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who'll

Full Form:: who will
/hul/
Example:: “Who'll help me with this project?”
intermediate
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what'll

Full Form:: what will
/wʌtəl/
Example:: “What'll happen if we're late?”
intermediate
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how'd

Full Form:: how did
/haʊd/
Example:: “How'd you learn to cook so well?”
intermediate
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why'd

Full Form:: why did
/waɪd/
Example:: “Why'd you choose that restaurant?”
intermediate
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what'd

Full Form:: what did
/ˈwʌtəd/
Example:: “What'd you say?”
advanced
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