a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used

suffix meaning ‘that can be …’ or ‘worthy of being …’

replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them

B1 - 1 El comportamiento de este jugador no es aceptable.

B1 - 2 Es un partido completamente inolvidable.

B1 - 3 El capitán me parece muy agradable.

B1 - 4 Este equipo es muy fuerte y respetable.

B1 - 5 Creo que ese gol fue evitable.

B1 - 6 La presión de esta temporada es insoportable.

El fútbol: suffix -able, indirect object pronouns

Spanish

In this unit, pupils learn to add '-able' to a verb stem to create an adjective where the English meaning is '-able'. The addition of 'y' in the third person for some present tense verbs is introduced. Pupils learn the second person plural imperative for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.

Popular culture: el deporte

Order the words to say: 'my sister talks to me about the match'.

Write in Spanish: 'the team is respectable'.

Order the words to say: 'she is catholic but I am not religious'.

Write in English: 'el aire está limpio'.

Write in Spanish: 'they lived in a European country'.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

El fútbol: suffix -able, indirect object pronouns

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.