EnglishYear 6Spelling

Spell words ending -ance/-ence

Spell words ending in -ance/-ence and -ant/-ent (observance, innocence, tolerance, evidence, frequent, hesitant, independent)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a magic word machine. You put in a root word, and it adds -ance or -ence to make a new word.

  2. 2

    Which ending goes with 'perform'?

  3. 3

    Let's spell 'performance' together.

  4. 4

    Build the word 'silence' from 'silent'.

  5. 5

    What is the correct spelling for the word meaning 'the state of being silent'?

  6. 6

    Now try 'importance' from 'important'.

  7. 7

    Which word uses -ence?

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