50+ Informal Contractions in English with Pictures

English is not only about grammar and rules; it is also about how people speak in daily life. Native speakers often use informal contractions to speak faster and more naturally. These contractions are shortened forms of words or phrases. For English learners, understanding them is very important because they make conversations easier to follow.

In this article, we will learn 50+ informal contractions in English with charts in simple wording.

What are Informal Contractions?

Informal contractions are short forms of words that are not usually used in formal writing, but they are common in spoken English.

Example:

Gonna = Going to
Wanna = Want to

They make speech fast, casual, and friendly.

Why Learn Informal Contractions?

• They help you understand native speakers better.
• They make your English sound more natural and fluent.
• They are useful in daily conversations, movies, and songs.

Informal Contractions in English

• Sorta ⇒ Sort of
• Ain’t  ⇒ Has not/have not
• Whatcha ⇒ What are you?
• S’more ⇒ Some more
• Cos ⇒ Because
• Mussna ⇒ Must not have
• Wontcha ⇒ Won’t you
• Outta ⇒ Out of
• Betcha ⇒ Bet you
• Cmon ⇒ Come on
• Hasta ⇒ Has to
• Wouldna ⇒ Wouldn’t have
• Hafta ⇒ Have to
• Coulda ⇒ Could have
• Dija ⇒ Did you
• Lotsa ⇒ Lots of
• Musta ⇒ Must have
• Needa ⇒ Need to
• Wanna ⇒ Want a
• Oughta ⇒ Ought to
• Shouldna ⇒ Shouldn’t have
• Usta ⇒ Used to
• Tell’em ⇒ Tell them
• Ain’t ⇒ Am not/are not/is not
• Innit? ⇒ Isn’t it?
• Gotcha ⇒ Got you
• Kinda ⇒ Kind of
• I’mma ⇒ I’m going to
• Mighta ⇒ Might have
• Supposta ⇒ Supposed to
• Gotta ⇒ Got to
• Gonna ⇒ Going to
• Alotta ⇒ A lot of
• Layder ⇒ Later
• Mightna ⇒ Mightn’t have
• Gimme ⇒ Give me
• Dontcha ⇒ Don’t you
• Dunno ⇒ Don’t know
• Didntcha ⇒ Didn’t you
• D’you ⇒ Do you
• Cuppa ⇒ Cup of
• Gotta ⇒ (have) got a
• Whatcha ⇒ What have you
• She’da ⇒ She would have
• Woulda ⇒ Would have
• Shoulda ⇒ Should have
• Mucha ⇒ Much of
• Wanna ⇒ Want to
• Lemme ⇒ Let me
• Ya ⇒ You/you are

Informal Contractions with Sentences

• Do not ⇒ don’t: We don’t have math today.
• Can not ⇒ can’t: We can’t find your bag.
• Should not ⇒ shouldn’t: You shouldn’t touch that.
• Could not ⇒ couldn’t: She couldn’t read it.
• We are ⇒ we’re: We’re reading poems.
• We will ⇒ we’ll: We’ll have a snack next.
• They have ⇒ they’ve: They’ve really grown.
• Where is ⇒ where’s: Where’s France?
• It is ⇒ it’s: Now it’s time for English.
• We have ⇒ we’ve: We’ve learnt our sounds.
• Will not ⇒ won’t: You won’t have long.
• I am ⇒ I’m: I’m looking for Peru.
• Where has ⇒ where’s: Where’s that book gone?
• Did not ⇒ didn’t: I didn’t know the answer.
• Have not ⇒ haven’t: I haven’t turned it on.
• She would ⇒ she’d: She’d want to water it.