Spelling List 18: Suffixes Able and Ible Worksheets for 5th Grade

What your child practices

List 18 is a 5th grade spelling list (Grade 5 in Canada) built around suffixes able and ible, with 6 worksheets and 84 questions. By upper elementary, spelling depends on patterns, prefixes and suffixes as much as sounds, so each list groups words that share a pattern. The sheets cover Word Practice, ABC Order, Missing Letters, Unscramble, Fill in the Sentence and Spelling Test. Each sheet supports Common Core L.5.2e, covering capital letters, punctuation and spelling. It also touches L.5.4b, working out the meaning of unknown words. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 5. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Have your child mark the part of each word that is tricky, then practice just that part.
• Say each word aloud, have your child spell it, then check together. Talk about the suffixes able and ible pattern.
• Let your child write tricky words in chalk, sand or shaving cream for a change of pace.