Suffixes -ance and -ence worksheets
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-ance and -ence both turn ideas into nouns and both say the same unsure sound: distance, silence. The schwa hides the vowel, so the eye must learn each family.
Three grades, one set of words: all three print from the same 20. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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4th grade
Fourth graders sort -ance and -ence nouns by family, meeting the endings' shared job (turning ideas into nouns) and their identical sound, which makes the spelling a matter of sight.
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5th grade Core grade
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Fifth graders sort quickly and use the relative trick: if they can spell the -ant or -ent cousin (important, confident), the noun keeps the same vowel.
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6th grade
Sixth graders spell the family in real writing, where difference, experience, and performance appear weekly and the hidden vowel costs points quietly.
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