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-able or -ible? is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing the suffix spelling, -able or -ible, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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-able or -ible?

L.5.2

NameDate

Choose the word from the box that makes sense.

1.It is a ___ painting, the best in the show.

Choose: remarkable · remarkible

2.This coat is ___, so you can put it in the machine.

Choose: washable · washible

3.Grandma's ring is very ___.

Choose: valuable · valuible

4.A rubber band is ___ and bends easily.

Choose: flexible · flexable

5.Jumping so high was ___!

Choose: incredible · incredable

6.The stars were ___ on the clear night.

Choose: visible · visable

7.The storm caused ___ damage.

Choose: terrible · terrable

8.That trick is not ___ without help.

Choose: possible · possable

LessonPrint · L.5.2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — -able or -ible?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.remarkable
  2. 2.washable
  3. 3.valuable
  4. 4.flexible
  5. 5.incredible
  6. 6.visible
  7. 7.terrible
  8. 8.possible

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.