Spellings to learn – ible and able suffixes
ible or able when it sounds like uble – what are we to do?
When the root word is clear the suffix is usually able. This is the most common suffix.
wash + able =washable
avoid + able = avoidable
ible is used when the root word isn’t clear – for e.g:
vis + ible = visible
poss + ible + possible
Some words do have ible with the root word clear and these you just have to know: sensible, irresistible, reversible, reducible.
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