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Choosing Vocabulary

Question 3 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B Credit Recovery 5 Credits

Read the sentence.The coded log book proved decipherable with the help of a few simple equations.Based on the suffix, -able, what does the word “decipherable” mean?

Answer
A
able to be seen
B
able to be counted
C
able to be understood
D
able to be discussed

Explanation

The suffix “-able” means “able to be” or “capable of being.” To decipher something is to figure out or understand what it means, so “decipherable” means able to be understood. The correct choice is “able to be understood.”

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