Contractions Dominoes – Year 2

This engaging dominoes game helps Year 2 pupils practise and consolidate their understanding of common contractions, as required by the UK National Curriculum for English.

Students match contracted forms (e.g. can’t, I’m, it’s) with their expanded versions (e.g. cannot, I am, it is), encouraging careful reading and reinforcing spelling and punctuation knowledge in a fun, interactive way.

Ideal for:

• Whole-class activities
• Small-group work
• Literacy centres / continuous provision
• Intervention or revision sessions

What’s included:

• A set of printable dominoes featuring common Year 2 contractions
• Suitable for independent or adult-led use

Learning objectives:

• Identify and use common contractions
• Understand how apostrophes replace missing letters
• Improve spelling accuracy and grammatical understanding

This low-prep resource is perfect for making grammar practice enjoyable while supporting key Year 2 English objectives.

If you like this resource check out:

• KS1 Contractions Puzzles – Apostrophes for Contractions (Year 2 English)