Used at word endings.
| With short vowels | With other vowels | Two-syllable | Suffix ‘ive’ |
| active captive festive give have live massive missive olive passive pensive shelve solve valve But v as in pav (Column 3) | above calve carve curve dove glove grieve groove halve heave leave love move nerve prove serve shove sleeve starve swerve thieve waive weave | achieve approve believe conserve deserve disprove forgive foxglove motive native outlive receive relieve remove reprove retrieve votive | abortive abrasive abusive adaptive additive adhesive adjective adoptive coercive cohesive creative cursive defensive delusive divisive effective effusive elective elusive emotive eruptive evasive evocative explosive expressive fixative fugitive furtive inactive invasive laxative negative positive punitive relative sedative sensitive |
The Spelfabet shop has affordable, downloadable spelling teaching resources.
