SUFFIXES - WORDS ENDING -ABLE AND -IBLE: 17 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Spelling – Words Ending -able and -ible. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.

After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:

Add the suffix -ible or -able to make an adjective.
Identify the correct spelling of adjectives using the suffix -able or -ible.
Spell adjectives that end in suffix -able or -ible.
Use the suffix -able or -ible to form adjectives and use verbs as clues to the meaning of adjectives.
Exercise error identification to assess the correct use of suffix -able or -ible to form adjectives.
Use adjectives that end in suffixes -able and -ible in writing.

This download includes:

• EXERCISE 1: Give examples for adjectives made by adding suffix -able to verbs.
• EXERCISE 2: Give examples for adjectives made by adding suffix -ible to verbs.
• EXERCISE 3: Add a correct suffix: -able or -ible to the stem to complete the adjective.
• EXERCISE 4: Choose a correct suffix (-able or -ible) to fill each of the blanks.
• EXERCISE 5: Choose a correctly spelled adjective that ends in –able or –ible suffix to fill each of the blanks.
• EXERCISE 6: Choose a correctly spelled synonymous adjective that ends in suffix -able or –ible to fill each of the blanks.
• EXERCISE 7: Identify the spelling changes that occur when adding a suffix -able or -ible to verbs in forming an adjectives.
• EXERCISE 8: Identify the spelling changes that occur when adding a suffix -able to existing words.
• EXERCISE 9: Identify the verbs that take only the suffix -able.
• EXERCISE 10: Identify the verbs that take only the suffix -ible.
• EXERCISE 11: Identify the spelling rules applied in changing the verbs into adjectives.
• EXERCISE 12: Choose the right option that gives the meaning of -able or -ible word - a or b – to fill in the blank.
• EXERCISE 13: Exercise error identification to correct the inappropriate use of suffix in forming adjectives.
• EXERCISE 14: Exercise error identification to assess the correct use of suffixes: -able or –ible – Part 1 and 2.
• EXERCISE 15: Use adjectives that end in suffixes -able and -ible in writing.
• EXERCISE 16: Change each verb to an adjective that ends in -able.
• EXERCISE 17: Change each verb to an adjective that ends in -ible.