1. Spelling Sort 20
Adding suffix -able

2. Adding able to words ending in e
Sometimes when you add the suffix –able to words that end in e you drop the e before adding –able.
Usually when words end in ce or ge you do not drop the e when adding –able.
This occurs because if a word ends in ce or ge dropping the e would change the pronunciation of the word. It would change the soft c and g into hard consonant sounds.

3. Adding –able by dropping final e

4. Desirable worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine
The new car is very desirable indeed!!

5. Reusable To be able to use again
Have you gotten your reusable shopping bags yet?

6. Lovable
of such a nature as to attract love
Puppies are so lovable!

7. Comparable capable of being compared
I think Target’s prices are comparable to Wal-Mart.

8. Excusable pardon or forgive; overlook
I guess if your dog really ate your homework it would be excusable.

9. Consumable
able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using
Fruit is a very delicious and consumable food.

10. Pleasurable such as to give pleasure; enjoyable; agreeable; pleasant
Sitting by the fire on a cold winter’s night is a very pleasurable experience.

11. Believable to have confidence or faith in the truth of
If I had not seen the turtle with my own eyes it would not have been very believable.

12. Disposable
designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up
Disposable diapers make baby clean up very easy.

13. Adorable very attractive or delightful; charming
Baby polar bears are so adorable!

14. Removable that may be removed
These cool Sponge Bob stickers are removable so I can put them on my window and then change them out for my Spiderman stickers.

15. Adding able
No spelling change

16. Noticeable attracting notice or attention
That scar on his eye is not very noticeable.

17. Manageable That can be managed or controlled
I don’t think that babysitting triplets would be very manageable.

18. Knowledgeable
possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent
Albert Einstein was a very knowledgeable man.

19. Replaceable to provide a substitute or equivalent in the place of
Does it say in my contract if my phone is replaceable if I lose it?

20. Exchangeable capable of being exchanged
All of the outfits she bought are exchangeable up to 30 days after the purchase date.

21. Salvageable the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc
The roller coaster was not salvageable after it was destroyed in the hurricane.

22. Changeable liable to change or to be changed
She has many hairstyles that are changeable just by using a round brush.

23. Rechargeable capable of being charged repeatedly
Rechargeable batteries may cost more but you always have batteries when you need them.

24. Traceable capable of being traced
All of your s on the computer are traceable even if you delete them.

25. Sort 20 desirable reusable lovable comparable excusable consumable
pleasurable
believable
disposable
adorable
removable
noticeable
manageable
knowledgeable
replaceable
exchangeable
salvageable
changeable
rechargeable
traceable