Category: English

Audio blog post by Dr. Isaacs. Click to listen and read along! Well! We've reached the end! Almost. So far, we've explored three aspects of the -able/-ible spelling conundrum. We've learned that -able is, by far, the more common of the two suffixes - and therefore, a better choice if you're guessing a spelling. We've learned that if you can think of a similar suffix to add to the end of a word, the first letter of that similar suffix should point the way to the correct choice of -able…

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Audio blog post by Dr. Isaacs. Click to listen and read along! Whew! This is a long-winded answer to such a fundamental spelling question, right? Well, we have revealed some good insights on how to tackle this most troublesome of suffixes. Let's attack the words that end in -able. We'll finish the -ible words in our next and final post. Words that end in -able: the most basic rule Usually, if you have a word in English, you can just add the suffix -able, and you'll be in good shape.…

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