IXL | Learn to spell words with suffixes: -able, -ish, -ment

Sort each word by its suffix.

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Sort each word by its suffix.

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When spelling words, it can be helpful to break them into meaningful parts—like suffixes that can appear at the end of words.

The suffix

-able

appears in words like these:

available

valuable

The suffix

-ish

appears in words like these:

childish

stylish

The suffix

-ment

appears in words like these:

government

improvement

To spell, think about each part of the word on its own. Then put them together.

avail + able → available

child + ish → childish

govern + ment → government

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The words

doable,

reliable,

comfortable,

and

enjoyable

end with the suffix

-able.

The word

foolish

ends with the suffix

-ish.

The word

apartment

ends with the suffix

-ment.

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