KS2 spelling worksheet for Year 5 and Year 6 children tackling one of the trickiest patterns in the national curriculum: the suffixes ible and able.
The page opens with a useful rule of thumb that root words which stay unchanged usually take able, plus the note that there are far more able words than ible. Children then add the correct suffix to fifteen root words, including suit, vis, terr, respons, predict and divis, then write their own definitions for common ible and able adjectives such as sensible, horrible, incredible, suitable and noticeable, with flexible done as a worked example. A dictionary sits well alongside the page so children self-check as they go, which builds independent spelling habits.
Useful for KS2 SATs spelling revision, classroom intervention or homework. Browse our spelling and punctuation worksheets for KS2 ages 9 to 11 for more spelling work. Printable PDF, A4, downloads instantly after purchase.
