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Suffixes 03

You would write "The racehorse was dependable" and not "The racehorse was dependible". Can you see the difference?

Suffixes 03

How can you tell whether to suffix 'ible' or 'able'? Generally, if the word can stand alone, e.g. 'reason', add 'able'. If not, add 'ible', e.g. 'horrible'. As ever in English, there are exceptions! Select the correct suffix for the following words:

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. Cred.......

  2. Accept.......

  3. Compat.......

  4. Adapt.......

  5. Advance.......

  6. Depend.......

  7. Avoid.......

  8. Inflamm.......

  9. Consider.......

  10. Vis.......

Quiz written by Sue Daish

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