Suffixes Ible and Able

What is a suffix?

• a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word

• a word part that is added to the end of a root word

• a word part that is added to the middle of a root word

Which suffix would you add to 'horr' to form a real word?

• -able; horrable

• -ible; horrible

Which suffix would you add to 'wash' to form a new word?

• -ible; washible

• -able; washable

What does the word 'readable' mean?

• unable to be read

• to reread

• to read aloud

• able to be read

True or False: If a word ends in -able, it usually has a recognizable English word before it.

• True

• False

What is the root of the word 'transportable'?

• Trans

• Tran

• Transport

• T

True or False: If a word ends in -ible, it always has a recognizable English word before it.

• True

• False

Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

• transfereable

• transferible

• transferable

• transferabel

Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

• breakable

• breakible

• breakablle

Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

• incredable

• incredible

• incrediblle