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\nible' and 'able' are two suffixes that are commonly mixed up. They are often pronounced the same in a word, so how do we know whether to use ‘ible’ or ‘able’?✏️ As a general rule, we use 'able' if the base word is a complete word on its...\nible' and 'able' are two suffixes that are commonly mixed up. They are often pronounced the same in a word, so how do we know whether to use ‘ible’ or ‘able’?✏️ As a general rule, we use 'able' if the base word is a complete word on its own.✏️ The suffix ‘-able’ is used far more frequently than ‘-ible.’, so if you’re still unsure which to use, ‘able’ is a safer bet.✏️ ‘able’ is a productive suffix, meaning we use it to create new words. - for example: playable, downloadable, munchable, feastable.\n
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