Short Forms and Full Forms
About this practice test
Practise A1 Use of English through constrained sentence rewrites. Build accuracy with be and auxiliary contractions and equivalent full forms.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
7 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Sentence transformation
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with the full form without a contraction, keeping the same meaning. I'm ready for class. I ___ ready for class.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- am
I'm is the contraction of I am.
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Question 2 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with a contraction, keeping the same meaning. They are outside. ___ outside.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- They're / They’re
They're is the contraction of they are.
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Question 3 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with the full form without a contraction, keeping the same meaning. She's my neighbour. She ___ my neighbour.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- is
She's means she is before this noun phrase.
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Question 4 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with a contraction, keeping the same meaning. We are not late. ___ late.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We aren't / We're not
We aren't and we're not both contract we are not.
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Question 5 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with the full form without a contraction, keeping the same meaning. It isn't cold today. It ___ cold today.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- is not
Isn't expands to is not.
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Question 6 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with the full form without a contraction, keeping the same meaning. He doesn't like coffee. He ___ like coffee.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- does not
Doesn't expands to does not.
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Question 7 · Sentence transformation
Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.
Complete the second sentence with a contraction, keeping the same meaning. You cannot park here. You ___ park here.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- can't / can’t
Can't is the contraction of cannot.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.