Hi, everyone.
It’s Lynn.
Welcome back to my video.
Today, I’m going to be talking about six common contractions using the question form
and the ‘be’ verb.
Now, it's important to pay close attention to these contractions.
Because if you memorize them, and pronounce them correctly, you'll sound more like a native speaker.
Let's take a look.
Okay, here's my list of six common contractions using question ‘be’ verbs.
And I will say each example twice.
The first time, I will say it slowly.
And the next time, I will say it quickly like a native speaker.
Now, it's really important that you repeat after me each time so you can memorize them well.
Okay, here we go.
First one, ‘what is’ = ‘what's’.
‘What's my name?’
‘where is’ = ‘where's’
‘Where's the bus stop.’
Next one.
‘why is’ = ‘why’s’.
‘Why’s she late?’
Next.
‘who is’ = ‘who’s’.
‘Who's your favorite singer?’
‘when is’ = ‘when's’.
‘When's your birthday?’
Last one.
‘how is’ = ‘how’s’.
‘How's the weather?’
Great. Good job, everyone. Let's move on.
Okay, now, we're going to take a look at some dialogues.
These will help you know how and when to make contractions and how to pronounce them correctly.
Conversation 1..
Which of these can be made into contractions??
Yes, these ones.
“What's in the box?”
“I’m not sure.”
Conversation 2.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Where's he going?”
“I think he's going to work.”
Conversation 3.
Which of these can be made into contractions??
Yes, these ones.
“Why’s she crying?”
“She's had a bad day.”
Conversation 4.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“Who's coming to dinner?”
“Robin's coming to dinner.”
Conversation 5.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“When's your wedding anniversary?
“It's in May."
Conversation 6.
Which of these can be made into contractions?
Yes, these ones.
“How's your new car?”
“My car’s great.”
Alright. Good work today, everyone.
We learned a lot.
And make sure you keep on practicing because the more you practice the better your English will be.
Let me know how it's going in the comments.
And see you in the next video.
Bye.