Post on 17-Dec-2015
Suffix –ance, -ence
List #18
-ance, -ence
• There is no rule to show if a word gets -ance or –ence as a suffix.
• Words ending in –ance or –ence are usually nouns.
Spelling Words
Vocabulary Words
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• Opportunity (N): a favorable circumstance or a good chance for advancement
• Oppress (V): to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority
• optimism (N): the view that things and events are the best they can be
• parallel (ADJ): extending in the same direction and not meeting
• persevere (V): to keep going in spite of opposition or discouragement
• penicillin (N): an antibiotic produced by molds