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: Suffix ‘-able/ible’
For each of the six questions choose the one correct
answer.
1. My car is very _________ it's never broken down.
a. edible
b. inedible
c. unreliable
d. reliable
2. This steak is completely _________, it's cold and
tough.
a. unreliable
b. reliable
c. edible
d. inedible
3. Sue's handwriting is _________, she usually has
to type letters.
a. flexible
b. inflexible
c. comprehensible
d. incomprehensible
4. Is this sweater _________ or do I have to get it
dry-cleaned?
a. washable
b. changeable
c. washible
d. adjustable
5. My working hours are very _________, I have to
arrive exactly on time.
a. changeable
b. inflexible
c. flexible
d. inflexable
6. Water in the UK is _________, you can have it
directly from the tap.
a. drinkable
b. undrinkable
c. curable
d. incurable
Suffix ‘-able/ible’
Answers
1:
a. If something is edible, you can eat it - Most
insects are edible, some are delicious!
b. If something is inedible, you cannot eat it –
c. If something (or someone) is unreliable, you
cannot rely or depend on it, e.g. her exboyfriend
was always late; he was very unreliable.
d. Correct – If something is reliable, you can
depend or rely on it.
2:
a. If something (or someone) is unreliable, you
cannot rely or depend on it, e.g. her exboyfriend
was always late.; he was very unreliable.
b. If something is reliable, you can depend or rely
on it.
c. If something is edible, you can eat it - Most
insects are edible, some are delicious!
d. Correct – If something is inedible, you cannot
eat it .
3:
a. If something is flexible, you can change it
easily.
b. If something is inflexible, you cannot change it
easily.
c. If something is comprehensible, you can
understand it.
d. Correct – If something is incomprehensible, you
cannot understand it.
4:
a. Correct – If something is washable, you can wash
it.
b. We often say the weather in the UK is changeable,
sunny one moment, rainy the next!
c. Both 'able' & 'ible' occur as suffixes – ‘wash’
uses ‘able’ – you just have to learn the correct
spelling!
d. If something is adjustable, you can change it so
that it fits / suits or is comfortable e.g. an
adjustable office chair.
5:
a. We often say the weather in the UK is changeable,
sunny one moment, rainy the next!
b. Correct – If something is inflexible, you cannot
change it easily.
c. If something is flexible, you can change it
easily.
d. Both 'able' & 'ible' occur as suffixes – ‘flex’
uses ‘ible’ – you just have to learn the correct
spelling!
6:
a. Correct - If something is drinkable, you can
drink it - a more formal word is 'potable'.
b. If something is undrinkable, you cannot drink it
- a more formal word is 'non-potable'.
c. If an illness is curable, it can be cured, the
person can be made well. Some illnesses are
incurable.
d. If an illness is curable, it can be cured, the
person can be made well. Some illnesses are
incurable.
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