👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply suffix ible using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
visible, audible, reversible

Teaching Notes

• Model one response, then ask students to work independently and explain their choices with specific words or evidence.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
A suffix is added to the end of a base. In these examples, ible contributes the meaning "able to be." Word parts are clues; always check the whole word in context.

Word study

• visible: able to be seen
• audible: able to be heard
• reversible: able to be reversed

Model
Read the first example. Identify the word part, explain the whole word, and test the meaning in a sentence.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — able to be seen
• — able to be heard
• — able to be reversed

Words to Learn

visible, audible, reversible

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for able to be seen is ____.
2. The term for able to be heard is ____.
3. The term for able to be reversed is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does visible mean?
2. Which word means "able to be seen"?
3. What does audible mean?
4. Which word means "able to be heard"?
5. What does reversible mean?
6. Which word means "able to be reversed"?
7. Use one practice word in a sentence that shows its meaning.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Make matching word and meaning cards. Match each pair, then group words with the same word part. Explain how the part affects the meaning. Check any spelling change when the part is added.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write a short paragraph applying the skill. Underline your evidence or target words and explain one choice.