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Contractions Pronunciation

Practice pronouncing English contractions with real-time feedback. These are essential for natural-sounding English speech.

Showing 62 contractions
Total: 62 contractions

To Be Contractions

Contractions with the verb "to be" (am, is, are)

8 contractions
I'm
/aΙͺm/
Example: I am
Say: β€œI'm”
I am β†’ I'm
you're
/jʊr/ or /jΙ”r/
Example: you are
Say: β€œyou're”
you are β†’ you're
he's
/hiz/
Example: he is
Say: β€œhe's”
he is β†’ he's
she's
/Κƒiz/
Example: she is
Say: β€œshe's”
she is β†’ she's
it's
/Ιͺts/
Example: it is
Say: β€œit's”
it is β†’ it's
we're
/wΙͺr/ or /wir/
Example: we are
Say: β€œwe're”
we are β†’ we're
they're
/Γ°Ι›r/
Example: they are
Say: β€œthey're”
they are β†’ they're
that's
/ðæts/
Example: that is
Say: β€œthat's”
that is β†’ that's

To Have Contractions

Contractions with the verb "to have" (have, has)

4 contractions
I've
/aΙͺv/
Example: I have
Say: β€œI've”
I have β†’ I've
you've
/juv/
Example: you have
Say: β€œyou've”
you have β†’ you've
we've
/wiv/
Example: we have
Say: β€œwe've”
we have β†’ we've
they've
/Γ°eΙͺv/
Example: they have
Say: β€œthey've”
they have β†’ they've

Modal Contractions

Contractions with modal verbs (will, would, should)

16 contractions
I'll
/aΙͺl/
Example: I will
Say: β€œI'll”
I will β†’ I'll
you'll
/jul/
Example: you will
Say: β€œyou'll”
you will β†’ you'll
he'll
/hil/
Example: he will
Say: β€œhe'll”
he will β†’ he'll
she'll
/Κƒil/
Example: she will
Say: β€œshe'll”
she will β†’ she'll
it'll
/ΙͺtΙ™l/
Example: it will
Say: β€œit'll”
it will β†’ it'll
we'll
/wil/
Example: we will
Say: β€œwe'll”
we will β†’ we'll
they'll
/Γ°eΙͺl/
Example: they will
Say: β€œthey'll”
they will β†’ they'll
I'd
/aΙͺd/
Example: I would/I had
Say: β€œI'd”
I would/I had β†’ I'd
you'd
/jud/
Example: you would/you had
Say: β€œyou'd”
you would/you had β†’ you'd
he'd
/hid/
Example: he would/he had
Say: β€œhe'd”
he would/he had β†’ he'd
she'd
/Κƒid/
Example: she would/she had
Say: β€œshe'd”
she would/she had β†’ she'd
we'd
/wid/
Example: we would/we had
Say: β€œwe'd”
we would/we had β†’ we'd
they'd
/Γ°eΙͺd/
Example: they would/they had
Say: β€œthey'd”
they would/they had β†’ they'd
should've
/ΛˆΚƒΚŠdΙ™v/
Example: should have
Say: β€œshould've”
should have β†’ should've
could've
/ˈkʊdΙ™v/
Example: could have
Say: β€œcould've”
could have β†’ could've
would've
/ˈwʊdΙ™v/
Example: would have
Say: β€œwould've”
would have β†’ would've

Negative Contractions

Contractions with "not" (don't, can't, won't)

16 contractions
isn't
/ˈΙͺzΙ™nt/
Example: is not
Say: β€œisn't”
is not β†’ isn't
aren't
/Ι‘rnt/
Example: are not
Say: β€œaren't”
are not β†’ aren't
wasn't
/ˈwʌzΙ™nt/
Example: was not
Say: β€œwasn't”
was not β†’ wasn't
weren't
/wɜrnt/
Example: were not
Say: β€œweren't”
were not β†’ weren't
haven't
/ˈhΓ¦vΙ™nt/
Example: have not
Say: β€œhaven't”
have not β†’ haven't
hasn't
/ˈhΓ¦zΙ™nt/
Example: has not
Say: β€œhasn't”
has not β†’ hasn't
hadn't
/ˈhΓ¦dΙ™nt/
Example: had not
Say: β€œhadn't”
had not β†’ hadn't
won't
/woʊnt/
Example: will not
Say: β€œwon't”
will not β†’ won't
wouldn't
/ˈwʊdΙ™nt/
Example: would not
Say: β€œwouldn't”
would not β†’ wouldn't
shouldn't
/ΛˆΚƒΚŠdΙ™nt/
Example: should not
Say: β€œshouldn't”
should not β†’ shouldn't
couldn't
/ˈkʊdΙ™nt/
Example: could not
Say: β€œcouldn't”
could not β†’ couldn't
can't
/kænt/
Example: cannot
Say: β€œcan't”
cannot β†’ can't
don't
/doʊnt/
Example: do not
Say: β€œdon't”
do not β†’ don't
doesn't
/ˈdʌzΙ™nt/
Example: does not
Say: β€œdoesn't”
does not β†’ doesn't
didn't
/ˈdΙͺdΙ™nt/
Example: did not
Say: β€œdidn't”
did not β†’ didn't
mustn't
/ˈmʌsΙ™nt/
Example: must not
Say: β€œmustn't”
must not β†’ mustn't

WH-Question Contractions

Contractions in question words (what's, who's)

12 contractions
who's
/huz/
Example: who is/who has
Say: β€œwho's”
who is/who has β†’ who's
what's
/wʌts/
Example: what is/what has
Say: β€œwhat's”
what is/what has β†’ what's
where's
/wΙ›rz/
Example: where is/where has
Say: β€œwhere's”
where is/where has β†’ where's
when's
/wΙ›nz/
Example: when is/when has
Say: β€œwhen's”
when is/when has β†’ when's
how's
/haʊz/
Example: how is/how has
Say: β€œhow's”
how is/how has β†’ how's
why's
/waΙͺz/
Example: why is/why has
Say: β€œwhy's”
why is/why has β†’ why's
where'd
/wΙ›rd/
Example: where did
Say: β€œwhere'd”
where did β†’ where'd
who'd
/hud/
Example: who would
Say: β€œwho'd”
who would β†’ who'd
who'll
/hul/
Example: who will
Say: β€œwho'll”
who will β†’ who'll
what'll
/wʌtΙ™l/
Example: what will
Say: β€œwhat'll”
what will β†’ what'll
how'd
/haʊd/
Example: how did
Say: β€œhow'd”
how did β†’ how'd
why'd
/waΙͺd/
Example: why did
Say: β€œwhy'd”
why did β†’ why'd

Other Contractions

Miscellaneous contractions and special cases

6 contractions
let's
/lΙ›ts/
Example: let us
Say: β€œlet's”
let us β†’ let's
here's
/hΙͺrz/
Example: here is
Say: β€œhere's”
here is β†’ here's
there's
/Γ°Ι›rz/
Example: there is
Say: β€œthere's”
there is β†’ there's
that'll
/ðætΙ™l/
Example: that will
Say: β€œthat'll”
that will β†’ that'll
this'll
/Γ°ΙͺsΙ™l/
Example: this will
Say: β€œthis'll”
this will β†’ this'll
there'd
/Γ°Ι›rd/
Example: there would
Say: β€œthere'd”
there would β†’ there'd