Unit 1: Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
Onward and upward
Select a unit
- 1Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
- 2Reported speech in 90 seconds!
- 3If or whether?
- 45 ways to use 'would'
- 5Let and allow
- 6Passive voice
- 7Unless
- 8Mixed conditionals
- 9The zero article - in 90 seconds
- 10The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
- 11The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
- 12The continuous passive
- 13Future perfect
- 14Need + verb-ing
- 15Have something done
- 16Wish
- 17Word stress
- 18Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19Passive reporting structures
- 20The subjunctive
- 21When and if
- 22Inversion
- 23Phrasal verbs
- 24The future
- 25Modals in the past
- 26Narrative tenses
- 27Phrasal verb myths
- 28Conditionals review
- 29Used to - review
- 30Linking words of contrast
Session 4
We learn how to sound more natural and fluent in English with this pronunciation tip. Join us for a new video series, Stop saying.
Activity 2
Contractions quiz
Test yourself
So, how well do you know double contractions? It's time to do a listening quiz.
Listen to the audio and complete the activity
To do
Listen to the audio. You will hear seven examples. You have to choose if each example contains a single or double contraction. You can listen as many times as you need.
Double contractions
7 Questions
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Help
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
I would haveHelp
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
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Would not haveHelp
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
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You would haveHelp
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
I would haveHelp
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
Should not haveHelp
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
Will not haveHelp
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
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Could not haveQuestion 1 of 7
Double
Single
Excellent!Great job!Bad luck!You scored:
Double contractions
7 Questions
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Help
Activity
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
I would haveQuestion 1 of 7
Help
Activity
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
Would not haveQuestion 2 of 7
Help
Activity
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
You would haveQuestion 3 of 7
Help
Activity
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
I would haveQuestion 4 of 7
Help
Activity
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
Should not haveQuestion 5 of 7
Help
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Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
Will not haveQuestion 6 of 7
Help
Activity
Listen carefully. Which of these are double contractions, and which are just single? Sort them into the correct columns. The hints tell you the full forms without any contractions.
Hint
Could not haveQuestion 7 of 7
Excellent!Great job!Bad luck!You scored:
Your turn
Do you have a question for us? Why not film yourself and email it to us? If you have a camera or smartphone then all you have to do is record yourself asking the question (or ask a friend to help) and email it to [email protected].
Please write 'Unit 1: Stop saying' in the subject line so we know what your email is about. We can't answer all your questions, but if you have a good one that fits into our course syllabus, we'll try our best.
End of Session 4
That's it for this session. Try to practise double contractions when you speak English and listen out for them in English songs and movies. For more practice, try this activity.
In Session 5 we have the first part of our new comedy drama, The White Elephant!
Session Grammar
Double contractions
I would have -> I'd've
could not have -> couldn't've
might not have -> mightn't've
must not have -> mustn't've
cannot have -> can't've
you would have -> you'd've
he would have -> he'd've
she would have -> she'd've
we would have -> we'd've
they would have -> they'd've
