Introduction to Transcription

 

Chapter 12 Worksheet

 

1. Name four contractions that take an apostrophe.

 

2. Name three contractions that do not take an apostrophe.

 

3. Which contractions are easily, confused with similar personal pronouns?

 

4. When should  you use contractions in medical transcription?

 

5. List five brief forms of words that are usually acceptable.

 

 

 

 

Provide either the correct words for the contraction given or the correct contraction for the words given.

 

1. Can’t ___________________________________________________________

 

2. were not  _______________________________________________________

 

3. all together  _____________________________________________________

 

4. until  __________________________________________________________

 

5. does not  _______________________________________________________

 

6. 1999  __________________________________________________________

 

7. madam  ________________________________________________________

 

8. ‘tis  ___________________________________________________________

 

9. through  ________________________________________________________

 

10. till  ____________________________________________________________