* able -> ability
* agile -> agility
* capable -> capability
* cruel -> cruelty
* flexible -> flexibility
* fragile -> fragility
* mobile -> mobility
* possible -> possibility
* probable -> probability
* responsible -> responsibility
* simple -> simplicity
* stable -> stability
* subtle -> subtlety
The Rule:
This rule applies to words ending in "-able", "-ible", "-ile", and "-le". The "e" is dropped because it's silent and adding "ity" creates a more pronounceable word.
Note: There are some exceptions, such as "true" becoming "truth" and "whole" becoming "wholeness," but these are less common.