Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks of the song lyrics. This is the song Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediates so that they can learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. ⇩
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Grammar – Contractions & Slang in Songs 
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- Often lyrics use an informal type of vocabulary. This is why we find things like contractions and slang words. Here are some examples of contractions and slang often used in lyrics:
– don’tcha = don’t you - – ain’t = am not, is not, are not, has not or have not
- – ’cause / ‘coz = because
– -in’ ending like in thinkin’ or losin’ (it looses the g in -ing to sound more informal)
– dunno = don’t know - – lemme = let me
- – gimme = give me
- – gonna = going to
- – gotta = got to
- – wanna = want to
- – kinda = kind of
Very difficult to understand lyrics of this song. Too much loudly.
Keep trying!
Great song! Maybe for an upper-intermediate & up level.
Keep practicing!
I agree with Rene. I understood almost nothing:(
Try again sometime soon and see if you understand it then.
It has cost me a bit but in the end repeating I have managed to understand
That’s awesome!
I agree with René too.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.