Spelling Week Fourteen

Spelling Week Fourteen Focus of Suffixes: -able and –ible General Rules:  If you remove –able from a word, you are left with a complete word (approachable and approach).  If you remove –ible from a word, you are not left with a complete word (sensible and sens). However, there are exceptions: flexible and flex; suggestible and suggest; accessible and access.

1. acceptable 2. possible 3. horrible 4. flexible 5. feasible 6. visible 7. adorable 8. believable 9. sustainable 10. inevitable 11. regrettable 12. excusable 13. excitable 14. desirable 15. durable 16. convertible 17. credible 18. eligible 19. invincible 20. reversible In-Class Monday: Self-correct; break into syllable junctures and discuss vowel sounds Tuesday: Complete the suffix chart. Wednesday: Choose two more –able and two –ible words. Use each in an extended sentence. Thursday: Give and correct the test (partners). Homework Monday: Study. Tuesday: Choose two –able words and two –ible words. Use each in an extended sentence. Wednesday: Give the spelling test to someone at home. Thursday: Study.

Suffix Chart -able and –ible Add the rows and columns on your paper. Complete the chart with the remaining spelling words.

Spelling Word Prefix Root Suffix Part of Speech Was there change when adding the suffix? Y or N acceptable ac cept able adjective Yes (verb to adj.)