NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -variants or less commonly-ible. : capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward) chiefly in adjectives derived from verbs.

Detailed explanation-2: –able and-ible are both suffixes, groups of letters that are added to a word to change its meaning or use. When-able and-ible are added to words it generally means ‘capable of being’ e.g. Enjoyable: can enjoy.

Detailed explanation-3: –Able is a cool suffix that allows you to describe things in new and interesting ways. Adding-able to a word makes it into an adjective that indicates something or someone is capable of or worthy of something. For instance, if a doughnut is dunkable, that means it can be dipped into a cup of milk or coffee.

Detailed explanation-4: -Usage notes Most words ending in “ability” formed in English are first attested after corresponding words ending in-able. Note that this is not simply-able +-ity: in English it is a parallel formation, not a compound suffix: there is a sound and spelling change.

Detailed explanation-5: -Use the –able ending if the root word is not changed e.g. comfort – comfortable. Use the –able ending if there is a related word that ends in –ation e.g. consideration – considerable. Use the –ible ending when you can’t hear a whole root word e.g invisible.