Suffixes -able and -ible

About this worksheet

“Suffixes -able and -ible” is sheet 2 of 25 in our free 4th Grade Spelling & Word Study Worksheets collection, written for children aged 9–10. It focuses on suffixes, one of four sheets in the set on that skill.

In the set it comes after “Suffixes -tion and -sion” and before “Negative Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.

What this worksheet practices

• RF.4.3a · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 4

  Reading: Foundational Skills · Phonics & word recognition

  Children work on matching letters to sounds and using them to decode and spell words.

More suffixes worksheets

The other 4th Grade Spelling & Word Study sheets on suffixes, in the order they are meant to be done.

• Suffixes -tion and -sion
• Suffixes: -ous and -ive
• Words with -ance and -ence

How to use this worksheet

1. 1

   Say each word slowly and clap the syllables before writing it.

2. 2

   Keep a list of the commonly misspelled words on the fridge for a week.

3. 3

   Use the spelling practice page with the words sent home from school.

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  Suffixes -tion and -sion

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  Negative Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-

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  Irregular Plurals

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  Doubling in Longer Words

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  Silent Letters in Longer Words

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  The Schwa Sound

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  Syllable Types

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  Word Families: port, tract, spect