Contractions Pronunciation
Practice pronouncing English contractions with real-time feedback. These are essential for natural-sounding English speech.
Showing 62 contractions
Total: 62 contractionsTo Be Contractions
Contractions with the verb "to be" (am, is, are)
8 contractions
I'm
/aɪm/
Example: I am
Say: “I'm”
I am → I'm
you're
/jʊr/ or /jɔr/
Example: you are
Say: “you're”
you are → you're
he's
/hiz/
Example: he is
Say: “he's”
he is → he's
she's
/ʃiz/
Example: she is
Say: “she's”
she is → she's
it's
/ɪts/
Example: it is
Say: “it's”
it is → it's
we're
/wɪr/ or /wir/
Example: we are
Say: “we're”
we are → we're
they're
/ðɛr/
Example: they are
Say: “they're”
they are → they're
that's
/ðæts/
Example: that is
Say: “that's”
that is → that's
To Have Contractions
Contractions with the verb "to have" (have, has)
4 contractions
I've
/aɪv/
Example: I have
Say: “I've”
I have → I've
you've
/juv/
Example: you have
Say: “you've”
you have → you've
we've
/wiv/
Example: we have
Say: “we've”
we have → we've
they've
/ðeɪv/
Example: they have
Say: “they've”
they have → they've
Modal Contractions
Contractions with modal verbs (will, would, should)
16 contractions
I'll
/aɪl/
Example: I will
Say: “I'll”
I will → I'll
you'll
/jul/
Example: you will
Say: “you'll”
you will → you'll
he'll
/hil/
Example: he will
Say: “he'll”
he will → he'll
she'll
/ʃil/
Example: she will
Say: “she'll”
she will → she'll
it'll
/ɪtəl/
Example: it will
Say: “it'll”
it will → it'll
we'll
/wil/
Example: we will
Say: “we'll”
we will → we'll
they'll
/ðeɪl/
Example: they will
Say: “they'll”
they will → they'll
I'd
/aɪd/
Example: I would/I had
Say: “I'd”
I would/I had → I'd
you'd
/jud/
Example: you would/you had
Say: “you'd”
you would/you had → you'd
he'd
/hid/
Example: he would/he had
Say: “he'd”
he would/he had → he'd
she'd
/ʃid/
Example: she would/she had
Say: “she'd”
she would/she had → she'd
we'd
/wid/
Example: we would/we had
Say: “we'd”
we would/we had → we'd
they'd
/ðeɪd/
Example: they would/they had
Say: “they'd”
they would/they had → they'd
should've
/ˈʃʊdəv/
Example: should have
Say: “should've”
should have → should've
could've
/ˈkʊdəv/
Example: could have
Say: “could've”
could have → could've
would've
/ˈwʊdəv/
Example: would have
Say: “would've”
would have → would've
Negative Contractions
Contractions with "not" (don't, can't, won't)
16 contractions
isn't
/ˈɪzənt/
Example: is not
Say: “isn't”
is not → isn't
aren't
/ɑrnt/
Example: are not
Say: “aren't”
are not → aren't
wasn't
/ˈwʌzənt/
Example: was not
Say: “wasn't”
was not → wasn't
weren't
/wɜrnt/
Example: were not
Say: “weren't”
were not → weren't
haven't
/ˈhævənt/
Example: have not
Say: “haven't”
have not → haven't
hasn't
/ˈhæzənt/
Example: has not
Say: “hasn't”
has not → hasn't
hadn't
/ˈhædənt/
Example: had not
Say: “hadn't”
had not → hadn't
won't
/woʊnt/
Example: will not
Say: “won't”
will not → won't
wouldn't
/ˈwʊdənt/
Example: would not
Say: “wouldn't”
would not → wouldn't
shouldn't
/ˈʃʊdənt/
Example: should not
Say: “shouldn't”
should not → shouldn't
couldn't
/ˈkʊdənt/
Example: could not
Say: “couldn't”
could not → couldn't
can't
/kænt/
Example: cannot
Say: “can't”
cannot → can't
don't
/doʊnt/
Example: do not
Say: “don't”
do not → don't
doesn't
/ˈdʌzənt/
Example: does not
Say: “doesn't”
does not → doesn't
didn't
/ˈdɪdənt/
Example: did not
Say: “didn't”
did not → didn't
mustn't
/ˈmʌsənt/
Example: must not
Say: “mustn't”
must not → mustn't
WH-Question Contractions
Contractions in question words (what's, who's)
12 contractions
who's
/huz/
Example: who is/who has
Say: “who's”
who is/who has → who's
what's
/wʌts/
Example: what is/what has
Say: “what's”
what is/what has → what's
where's
/wɛrz/
Example: where is/where has
Say: “where's”
where is/where has → where's
when's
/wɛnz/
Example: when is/when has
Say: “when's”
when is/when has → when's
how's
/haʊz/
Example: how is/how has
Say: “how's”
how is/how has → how's
why's
/waɪz/
Example: why is/why has
Say: “why's”
why is/why has → why's
where'd
/wɛrd/
Example: where did
Say: “where'd”
where did → where'd
who'd
/hud/
Example: who would
Say: “who'd”
who would → who'd
who'll
/hul/
Example: who will
Say: “who'll”
who will → who'll
what'll
/wʌtəl/
Example: what will
Say: “what'll”
what will → what'll
how'd
/haʊd/
Example: how did
Say: “how'd”
how did → how'd
why'd
/waɪd/
Example: why did
Say: “why'd”
why did → why'd
Other Contractions
Miscellaneous contractions and special cases
6 contractions
let's
/lɛts/
Example: let us
Say: “let's”
let us → let's
here's
/hɪrz/
Example: here is
Say: “here's”
here is → here's
there's
/ðɛrz/
Example: there is
Say: “there's”
there is → there's
that'll
/ðætəl/
Example: that will
Say: “that'll”
that will → that'll
this'll
/ðɪsəl/
Example: this will
Say: “this'll”
this will → this'll
there'd
/ðɛrd/
Example: there would
Say: “there'd”
there would → there'd