How to spell he's

hear it/hiz/pronounSilent and tricky

What it means: A contraction of 'he is'.

In a sentence: He's playing with his favorite toy.

Same family: he, his, him, he'll, he'sn't. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "he's" is a contraction formed by combining "he" and "is" (or sometimes "he" and "has"), with the apostrophe showing where letters were left out. English speakers have been using contractions like "he's" in writing since at least the 1600s to reflect the natural speed and rhythm of spoken language.

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