WORKING WITH WORD PARTS
Choose the correct phrase to complete the rules. the root word has an immediate -tion form: . the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g: . always follows i: . the root has other forms built on the lettera: . the root is not a full word: . the root is a full word: . the root ends in a hard c or g: . the root is a full word except for a final e: .
-ible -ible -able -able -ible -able -able -able
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applicable
Group I. If the root is a full word, the ending is usually -able. Group II. When the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able. Group III. The suffix -able always follows i. Group IV. When the root has other forms built on the letter a, the -able form is used. Group V. When the root ends in hard c or g, -able is used. Group VI. When the root is not a full word, -ible is used. Group VII. When the word has an immediate -tion form, -ible is used. Group VIII. When the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g, -ible is used. What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it?
available Group: 1
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debatable
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desirable
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implacable
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sociable
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digestible
Group I. If the root is a full word, the ending is usually -able. Group II. When the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able. Group III. The suffix -able always follows i. Group IV. When the root has other forms built on the letter a, the -able form is used. Group V. When the root ends in hard c or g, -able is used. Group VI. When the root is not a full word, -ible is used. Group VII. When the word has an immediate -tion form, -ible is used. Group VIII. When the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g, -ible is used. What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it?
deplorable Group: 2
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excitable
Group I. If the root is a full word, the ending is usually -able. Group II. When the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able. Group III. The suffix -able always follows i. Group IV. When the root has other forms built on the letter a, the -able form is used. Group V. When the root ends in hard c or g, -able is used. Group VI. When the root is not a full word, -ible is used. Group VII. When the word has an immediate -tion form, -ible is used. Group VIII. When the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g, -ible is used. What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it?
exhaustible Group: 7
Group I. If the root is a full word, the ending is usually -able. Group II. When the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able. Group III. The suffix -able always follows i. Group IV. When the root has other forms built on the letter a, the -able form is used. Group V. When the root ends in hard c or g, -able is used. Group VI. When the root is not a full word, -ible is used. Group VII. When the word has an immediate -tion form, -ible is used. Group VIII. When the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g, -ible is used. What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it?
predictable Group: 1
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revocable
