Grammar worksheet focusing on the suffix "-able," where students fill in blanks with appropriate words from a provided list.
Grammar worksheet titled "Suffix: -able" with a list of words and sentences to complete using the suffix -able.
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Let's solve this grammar worksheet step by step. The task is to complete each sentence using the suffix "-able" with words from the provided box.
- comfort
- drink
- profit
- believe
- break
- accept
- wash
- punish
- understand
- reuse
- dispose
- knowledge
- love
- count
- advise
- employ
We need to add "-able" to these base words to form adjectives (e.g., *comfort → comfortable*, *drink → drinkable*), and use them to complete the sentences logically.
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1. Please don't throw away that plastic bag. We can use it again. It's _________.
→ "reuse" → reusable
✔ reusable
2. I find it quite difficult to believe your story. It's not _________.
→ "believe" → believable
✔ believable
3. Don't worry, the water in that river is very clean. In fact, it's _________.
→ "drink" → drinkable
✔ drinkable
4. I can understand why you were late yesterday. It's _________.
→ "understand" → understandable
✔ understandable
5. Professor Brown knows lots of things. She is a _________ person.
→ "knowledge" → knowledgeable
✔ knowledgeable
6. Be careful with that glass table. It's a very _________ piece of furniture.
→ "break" → breakable
✔ breakable
7. Stealing other people's things is a _________ crime. You might go to jail.
→ "punish" → punishable
✔ punishable
8. My dirty jacket isn't _________. I'll have to take it to be dry cleaned.
→ "wash" → washable
✔ washable
9. I think Mr. Smith can easily find a new job. He's a very _________ person.
→ "employ" → employable
✔ employable
10. After I finish using my camera, I can throw it away. It's a _________ camera.
→ "dispose" → disposable
✔ disposable
11. The new sofa you bought is great! It's so _________ that I fell asleep on it.
→ "comfort" → comfortable
✔ comfortable
12. My new business is making lots of money. I'm happy that it's _________.
→ "profit" → profitable
✔ profitable
13. Do you want to make my advice? It's not _________ to swim without a life guard.
→ "advise" → advisable
✔ advisable
*(Note: The sentence has a typo — probably meant: "It's not advisable..." or "Do you want to follow my advice?" But based on context, "advisable" fits.)*
14. My grandparents are very kind and _________. I love them so much!
→ "love" → lovable
✔ lovable
15. The number of stars you can see in the night sky are _________. There are about six thousand of them.
→ "count" → countable
✔ countable
16. Your excuse for being late is not _________. You must come on time. No excuses!
→ "accept" → acceptable
✔ acceptable
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1. reusable
2. believable
3. drinkable
4. understandable
5. knowledgeable
6. breakable
7. punishable
8. washable
9. employable
10. disposable
11. comfortable
12. profitable
13. advisable
14. lovable
15. countable
16. acceptable
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✔ All answers use the correct base word from the box with the suffix "-able", forming meaningful and grammatically correct adjectives that fit the context.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a completed worksheet!
Words in the box:
- comfort
- drink
- profit
- believe
- break
- accept
- wash
- punish
- understand
- reuse
- dispose
- knowledge
- love
- count
- advise
- employ
We need to add "-able" to these base words to form adjectives (e.g., *comfort → comfortable*, *drink → drinkable*), and use them to complete the sentences logically.
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Let’s go through each sentence:
1. Please don't throw away that plastic bag. We can use it again. It's _________.
→ "reuse" → reusable
✔ reusable
2. I find it quite difficult to believe your story. It's not _________.
→ "believe" → believable
✔ believable
3. Don't worry, the water in that river is very clean. In fact, it's _________.
→ "drink" → drinkable
✔ drinkable
4. I can understand why you were late yesterday. It's _________.
→ "understand" → understandable
✔ understandable
5. Professor Brown knows lots of things. She is a _________ person.
→ "knowledge" → knowledgeable
✔ knowledgeable
6. Be careful with that glass table. It's a very _________ piece of furniture.
→ "break" → breakable
✔ breakable
7. Stealing other people's things is a _________ crime. You might go to jail.
→ "punish" → punishable
✔ punishable
8. My dirty jacket isn't _________. I'll have to take it to be dry cleaned.
→ "wash" → washable
✔ washable
9. I think Mr. Smith can easily find a new job. He's a very _________ person.
→ "employ" → employable
✔ employable
10. After I finish using my camera, I can throw it away. It's a _________ camera.
→ "dispose" → disposable
✔ disposable
11. The new sofa you bought is great! It's so _________ that I fell asleep on it.
→ "comfort" → comfortable
✔ comfortable
12. My new business is making lots of money. I'm happy that it's _________.
→ "profit" → profitable
✔ profitable
13. Do you want to make my advice? It's not _________ to swim without a life guard.
→ "advise" → advisable
✔ advisable
*(Note: The sentence has a typo — probably meant: "It's not advisable..." or "Do you want to follow my advice?" But based on context, "advisable" fits.)*
14. My grandparents are very kind and _________. I love them so much!
→ "love" → lovable
✔ lovable
15. The number of stars you can see in the night sky are _________. There are about six thousand of them.
→ "count" → countable
✔ countable
16. Your excuse for being late is not _________. You must come on time. No excuses!
→ "accept" → acceptable
✔ acceptable
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Final Answers:
1. reusable
2. believable
3. drinkable
4. understandable
5. knowledgeable
6. breakable
7. punishable
8. washable
9. employable
10. disposable
11. comfortable
12. profitable
13. advisable
14. lovable
15. countable
16. acceptable
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✔ All answers use the correct base word from the box with the suffix "-able", forming meaningful and grammatically correct adjectives that fit the context.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a completed worksheet!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of suffixes worksheets.