Unit 3: Lesson 14 Suffixes (-able, -ible)

Unit 3: Lesson 14Suffixes

(-able, -ible)

Part 1: Introduce Strategy

A suffix is a word part (affix) that is added to the end of a root word.

Today we are going to look at the suffixes:

Let’s look at the suffix:

The suffix -able means “able to be” or “inclined to be.”

EXAMPLE WORDS

transportable? - able to be transported

chewable? - able to be chewed

washable? - able to be washed

Let’s look at the suffix:

The suffix -ible also means “able to be” or “inclined to be.”

EXAMPLE WORDS

connectible? - able to be connected

flexible? - able to be flexed

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