Curated OER
Spelling Exercise: -ible or -able
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab, an editing practice exercise that focuses on the correct spelling of words that end in -ible or -able. Young authors proofread a paragraph about a date gone awry (high interest content). Onscreen it...
Curated OER
Total English Intermediate: Suffix or Prefix?
In this intermediate suffix or prefix worksheet, students examine the words in italics in 8 sentences and choose the appropriate suffix or prefix. Students also use prefixes and suffixes to form words.
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Spelling Skills
In this spelling worksheet, students complete the spelling of 40 words by adding -able or -ible. Words include abominable, admissible, audible, and achievable.
Curated OER
Adding -able or -ible to Words
For this spelling worksheet, students complete 40 words by adding either -able or -ible. Words include abominable, admissible, and audible.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Problem Solvers: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 4)
When it comes to reading and understanding a text, sometimes readers need extra help. The third and final resource in a series of guides to accompany Theme 4: Problem Solvers provides additional activities to help struggling learners....
Curated OER
Adjective-Forming Suffixes
In this nouns and verbs worksheet, students make sentences out of 10 words that could be nouns and verbs and use them as both in different sentences. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Adding Suffixes- ly, ful
Fifth graders practice adding suffixes. In this word endings lesson, 5th graders identify examples of suffixes, practice adding the suffix "-ly" and "-ful" and then complete a worksheet to practice.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ible and Able Spelling Exercise 1
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with adding -ible or -able as suffixes to words based on the context of sentences.
Other
Howto Spell: Ible or Able Word Endings
Test your knowledge of -ible and -able suffixes by adding the correct suffix to each word in this eight-question quiz.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Suffixes: Ible vs. Able
A constant dilemma: ible or able? Find out when to use which.
Other
Oxford Dictionaries: Do You Know Your Ibles From Your Ables?
Rules and examples for words ending in the suffixes -able and -ible.
Other
Howto Spell: When Do We Use Ible and When Do We Use Able Endings?
A video lesson [6:55] followed by a written explanation of when to use the -ible and -able suffixes. A list of commonly used words with each suffix is also provided. Finally, practice these new skills with a ten-question test.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Suffixes Ible and Able
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipcharts helps students recognize and use correctly the suffixes; ible, able, ive, tion, sion.
English Club
English Club: Spelling Rules: Ible/ Able
A list of commonly used words with the -ible suffix followed by rules for using -ible and -able suffixes. It also provides a link for an -ible/-able quiz and links to other spelling rules.
Other
Grammarist: Able and Ible
Rules and examples for words ending in the suffixes -able and -ible.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Suffixes Able Versus Ible [Pdf]
Practice suffix skills by completing each sentence with a word ending in -able or -ible.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Suffixes Ful and Able
[Free Registration/Login Required] Help students to understand that a suffix is a group of letters at the end of a word that changes the meaning of that word. Practice using -full and -able.