-ABLE / -IBLE Words
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
-ABLE / -IBLE Words
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
acceptable
accountable
achievable
adjustable
audible
collapsible
collectable
comprehensible
divisible
believable
flexible
comparable
visible
adorable
-able and –ible
suffixes
The suffixes –able and –ible mean ‘able to do’
something. Words with these suffixes are usually
adjectives and are used to describe what
something else is like.
Root Words and
Definitions
1.
2.
3.
1.
acceptable
2. accountable
4.
3. achievable
5.
4. adjustable
6.
5. audible
7.
6. collapsible
8.
7. collectable
9.
8. comprehensible
9. divisible
10. believable
11. flexible
10.
11.
12.
12. comparable
13. visible
14. adorable
13.
14.
acceptable – root: accept; something this is allowed
accountable – root: account; taking responsibility for
one’s actions or decisions
achievable – root: achieve; able to be brought about
or reached successfully
adjustable – root: adjust; able to be moved slightly to
achieve the desired fit, appearance or result
audible – root: ‘aud’ (means ‘to hear’); able to be
heard
collapsible – root: collapse; able to be folded into a
small space
collectable – root: collect; able to be collected
(adjective); an item that is worth collecting (noun)
comprehensible– root: comprehend; able to be
understood
divisible – root: divide; capable of being divided into
smaller parts or groups
believable – root: believe; able to be believed,
something that makes sense and that one thinks is
truthful
flexible – root: flex; capable of being bent easily
without breaking
comparable – root: compare; able to be compared to
something else, similar to something else
visible – root: vision; something that can be seen
adorable – root: adore; causing great affection or
delight