To investigate suffixes: -ible and -able
In this lesson, we will investigate the suffixes -able and -ible and discuss similarities and differences in words using them.
To practise and apply knowledge of suffixes: -ible and -able, including test
In this lesson, we will practise and apply our knowledge of the suffixes -able and -ible.
Units in English Spelling
- Suffixes: Past and present tense
- Suffixes: plural
- Suffixes: -y
- Suffixes: -ly
- Suffixes: -ful and -less
- Suffixes: -er and -est
- Silent letters
- Prefixes
- Homophones and homonyms
- Compound words
- Suffixes - past and present tense
- Suffixes: -ate -en -ify -ise
- Suffixes: -tion -ity -ness
- Suffixes: -tion -cian -sion -ssion
- Suffixes: -ous
- Suffixes: -ial
- Suffixes: -al
- Suffixes: -ic
- Suffixes: -ary / -ery
- French-derivated sounds: sh (ch) g (gue) k (que)
- Double consonants
- Compound words
- Homophones
- Suffixes: -ate -en -ify -ise
- Suffixes: plurals
- Suffixes: ate -en -ify -ise -tion -ity -ness -al -ic -ary -ery -ful -less
- Homophones + near homophones
- Syllables: -fer syllables
- Suffixes: -tion / -cian / -sion / -ssion
- /ee/ sound 'ie' or 'ei' spelling
- Word endings: -ant and -ent
- Suffixes: -able -ible
- C making soft and hard sound
- Etymology: words of Greek origin 'ch' 'ph' and 'sc' spellings
- Unstressed vowels in polysyllabic words
- Prefixes: un- dis- mis- in- il- im- ir- re- sub- inter- super- anti- auto- bi- trans- tele- circum- de- pre- pro- sus- con- com- a-
- Homophones
- Suffixes: Past and present
- Suffixes: -er and -est comparative and superlative
- Suffixes: plural
- Suffixes: -le -el -al -il
- Letter strings: -ough, ear, ou, au, ice
- Suffixes: -tion, -cian, -sion, -ssion
- Suffixes: -ous
- Suffixes: -ial
- /ee/ sound spelt ie or ei
- Word endings: -ant -ent -ance -ence
- Suffixes: -ible -able
- Silent letters
- French and Greek etymology
- Curriculum words
- Homophones
- Prefixes
- /ee/ sound spelt ie or ei
- Homophones
- Homophones + near homophones
- Suffixes: -ous
- Silent letters
- French-derivated sounds: sh (ch) g (gue) k (que)
- French and Greek etymology
- Suffixes: -ible -able
- Suffixes: -ly
- Suffixes: -er and -est
- Suffixes: plural
- Suffixes: -tion -cian -sion -ssion
- Suffixes: Past and present
- Suffixes: -y
- Suffixes: Past and present tense
- Double consonants
- Unstressed vowels in polysyllabic words
- Suffixes - past and present tense
- Compound words
- Suffixes: -er and -est comparative and superlative
- Suffixes: -ate -en -ify -ise
- Suffixes: -tion, -cian, -sion, -ssion
- Silent letters
- Suffixes: -ate -en -ify -ise
- Suffixes: -tion -ity -ness
- Suffixes: -ous
- Suffixes: -ful and -less
- Suffixes: -tion / -cian / -sion / -ssion
- Suffixes: plural
- Suffixes: -ial
- Word endings: -ant and -ent
- Suffixes: -ic
- Suffixes: plurals
- Suffixes: -le -el -al -il
- Homophones and homonyms
- /ee/ sound 'ie' or 'ei' spelling
- Suffixes: ate -en -ify -ise -tion -ity -ness -al -ic -ary -ery -ful -less
- Suffixes: -ial
- Curriculum words
- Suffixes: -al
- Prefixes: un- dis- mis- in- il- im- ir- re- sub- inter- super- anti- auto- bi- trans- tele- circum- de- pre- pro- sus- con- com- a-
- Compound words
- Suffixes: -able -ible
- Etymology: words of Greek origin 'ch' 'ph' and 'sc' spellings
- Letter strings: -ough, ear, ou, au, ice
- Suffixes: -ary / -ery
- Word endings: -ant -ent -ance -ence
- C making soft and hard sound
- Syllables: -fer syllables