MAKING ADJECTIVES WITH -ABLE

RULE ONE: For most words, simply add -ABLE to the base word. EXAMPLES:  enjoy -> enjoyable    comfort -> comfortable   YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank. favor + able -> 1. The weather was  all weekend. question + able -> 2. He said he told the truth, but his story is very . tax + able -> 3. Candy and gum are  items. predict + able -> 4. The end of that movie was very .

RULE TWO: For words ending in consonant + Y, change the Y to I, and add -ABLE to the base word. EXAMPLE:  rely -> reliable   YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank. vary + able -> 5. Mathematics uses  factors. envy + able -> 6. Jennifer Anniston is in an  position - she's married to Brad Pitt!. rely + able -> 7. My  car finally broke down after 15 years of use.

RULE THREE: For words ending in E, drop the E, and add -ABLE to the base word. EXAMPLES:  note -> notable    quote -> quotable   YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank. imagine + able -> 8. If you have an  dream, work hard to achieve it. value + able -> 9. Good health is more   than all the money in the world. advise + able -> 10. I don't think that quitting school is an  thing to do.

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If you don't have JavaScript, you can check your answers here:1. favor - favorable2. question - questionable3. tax - taxable4. predict - predictable5. vary - variable 6. envy - enviable7. rely - reliable8. imagine - imaginable9. value - valuable10. advise - advisable