Spelling Unit 10
Suffix Focus: able, ible
List
1. terrible
2. available
3. horrible
4. flexible
5. adaptable
6. agreeable
7. excitable
8. visible
9. edible
10. legible
11. forgettable
12. noticeable
13. changeable
14. regrettable
15. manageable
16. sensible
17. invisible
18. reversible
19. likeable
20. honorable
Spelling Generalization
The suffixes able and ible mean able to be. The suffix able is added to complete words
to form adjectives. When able is added to words that end in ce or ge, the e is kept to
maintain the soft sound of c or g. The suffix ible is more commonly added to roots than
to complete words. The i in ible gives the letter g a soft sound (legible, tangible).
In-Class Mini-Lessons/Activities
Monday: Spelling Generalization; Pre-test/self-correction
Tuesday: Syllabification (Let’s Make Spelling EASIER!).
Wednesday: Dictionary Work
Homework
Monday: Explain the Spelling Generalization to someone at home. Use five of the
spelling words in expanded sentences.
Tuesday: Show your syllabification chart to someone at home. Explain.
Wednesday: Give the spelling test to someone at home. Correct.
Thursday: Study
Spelling Unit 10
Suffix Focus: able, ible
Syllabification Chart
Choose five of the words from the spelling list. Fill out the chart. Pay attention to the
vowel sounds in each syllable. Be ready to discuss the sounds and why the syllables
break where they do. Check your syllable breaks with the pronunciation guide in the
dictionary.
Spelling Word
Syllabification
Dictionary Check
terrible
ter ri ble
√
Spelling Unit 10
Suffix Focus: able, ible
Syllabification Chart
Choose five of the words from the spelling list. Fill out the chart. Pay attention to the
vowel sounds in each syllable. Be ready to discuss the sounds and why the syllables
break where they do. Check your syllable breaks with the pronunciation guide in the
dictionary.
Spelling Word
Syllabification
Dictionary Check
terrible
ter ri ble
√
Spelling Unit 10
Suffix Focus: able, ible
Dictionary Skills
Tape this slip into your Spelling Spiral Notebook.
Choose five words from the spelling list (different words than the ones you used for the
syllabification work). Write a dictionary entry for each. Include the word, syllable breaks,
pronunciation guide, part of speech, a definition, and a sentence using the word.
noticeable
no -tice -a -ble (nō’ ti’sə bəl) adj. Easily observed, evident.
The character messed up his lines, but it was not noticeable to the
audience because the other actor kept the scene going smoothly.
Spelling Unit 10
Suffix Focus: able, ible
Dictionary Skills
Tape this slip into your Spelling Spiral Notebook.
Choose five words from the spelling list (different words than the ones you used for the
syllabification work). Write a dictionary entry for each. Include the word, syllable breaks,
pronunciation guide, part of speech, a definition, and a sentence using the word.
noticeable
no -tice -a -ble (nō’ ti’sə bəl) adj. Easily observed, evident.
The character messed up his lines, but it was not noticeable to the
audience because the other actor kept the scene going smoothly.
Spelling Unit 10
Suffix Focus: able, ible
Dictionary Skills
Tape this slip into your Spelling Spiral Notebook.
Choose five words from the spelling list (different words than the ones you used for the
syllabification work). Write a dictionary entry for each. Include the word, syllable breaks,
pronunciation guide, part of speech, a definition, and a sentence using the word.
noticeable
no -tice -a -ble (nō’ ti’sə bəl) adj. Easily observed, evident.
The character messed up his lines, but it was not noticeable to the
audience because the other actor kept the scene going smoothly.