Contractions Pronunciation

The following table covers contractions for the verbs be, have and will

Verb

Long Form

Contraction

Pronunciation

Rhymes With

Be

I am

Im

/aIm/

dime

You are

Youre

/yor/
/y3:/

more
fur

He is

Hes

/hiz/

bees

She is

Shes

/iz/

knees

It is

Its

/Its/

fits

We are

Were

/wi3:/

beer

They are

Theyre

/3:/

pair

Are not

Arent

/arnt/

Is not

Isnt

/Iznt/

Was not

Wasnt

/wznt/

Were not

Werent

/w3:nt/

burnt

I have

Ive

/aIv/

five

You have

You've

/yuv/

move

He Has

He's

/hiz/

fees

She has

She's

/iz/

hes

It has

It's

/Is/

bits

We have

We've

/wiv/

believe

They have

Theyve

/ev/

brave

I had

I'd

/aId/

cried

You had

You'd

/yud/

food

He had

He'd

/hid/

need

She had

She'd

/id/

seed

It had

It'd

/It/

kit

We had

We'd

/wid/

bead

They had

They'd

/ed/

made

Have

Contractions Pronunciation
Will

I will

Ill

/aIl/

while

You will

Youll

/yul/

jewel

He will

Hell

/hil/

feel

She will

Shell

/il/

peel

It will

Itll

/Il/

little

We will

Well

/wil/

meal

They will

Theyll

/el/

pale

Will not

Wont

/wont/

dont

I would

I'd

/aId/

cried

You would

You'd

/yud/

mood

He would

He'd

/hid/

weed

She would

She'd

/id/

seed

It would

It'd

/It/

rid

We would

We'd

/wid/

hed

They would

They'd

/ed/

spade