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There are no rules for ABLE and IBLE, so it's a case of learning them over and over until you know which ending to use.

able and ible words

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This 'able and ible words' spelling quiz tests children on words that are frequently said and known but the spellings may be new. The spellings given do not use these letters as suffixes.

When a word has ‘able’ or ‘ible’ at the end of it, it is pronounced ‘uh - bal’. Even though there is an ‘a’ and ‘i’ at the beginning; they are both pronounced as ‘uh’. See how well you know the spellings of these common words.

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1 .

You are a ____ seamstress.

terrable

terrible

terribel

terribal

A seamstress is a woman who sews; the male equivalent is a tailor.

2 .

It is ____ how ____ you are!

incredible and horrable

incredable and horrible

incredible and horrible

incredable and horrable

Incredible means you can't believe it.

3 .

I think I am very ____.

lovable

lovible

lovabel

lovabal

Lovable means you are able to be loved so love+able = lovable.

4 .

I'm being healthy, so please give me one ____.

vegetable

vegitable

vegatable

vegetible

We know that this ends with 'uh-bal' so you could write both 'ible' and 'able' and see which word looks most familiar.

5 .

It is very ____ that you are the most ____ donkey in the world!

possable and sensible

possible and sensible

possible and sensable

possable and sensable

Donkeys look sensible and very serious but be careful not to stand behind one as they love to kick people with their hind legs.

6 .

Don't put it on the ____, take it to the ____.

tible and stible

table and stable

taible and staible

tayble and stable

Words that end in ible/able don't have to be long - the shortest version is the word able.

7 .

He asked if it was a ____ price and if so, was it ____.

reasonable and valuable

reasonible and valuable

reasonable and valuible

reasonible and valuible

The second word, valuable, uses 'able' as a suffix. This means it adds able onto a word (value).

8 .

Are you ____ to turn ____?

able and infisible

ible and invisible

able and invisable

able and invisible

In a way, yes. Iguanas can use camouflage to hide themselves and blend in with their background making them difficult to see.

9 .

Please dedicate a ____ amount of time to your homework.

reasonabal

reasonaball

reasonible

reasonable

This means spend more than a few minutes on it but don't spend hours on your homework - that would be a sign that you need help and you should tell your teacher.

10 .

All work and no play makes Jack ____.