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Name
Some words end with -able or -ible. When they are added as
suffixes they change the word’s meaning. Both of these suffixes
mean “able to be,” “capable of being,” “likely to,” “worthy of being,”
“fit for,” or “tending to.”
A. Think about adding -able or -ible to complete each word. Write
the complete word on the line at the right.
1. cap
2. invis
3. poss
4. us
5. suit
B. Add the suffix -able or -ible to create a new word. Write the new
word on the line. Then write a sentence containing that word.
6. break
7. sense
8. convert
9. honor
10. collapse
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Hidden Worlds • Grade 5/Unit 6
Practice
Phonics:
Words with
-able and -ible
At Home: Read a passage in a book, magazine, or
newspaper. Then see how many words you can fi nd that end
in -able and -ible.
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