Suffixes! Following is a list of words ending with Suffixes -ent/-ence and -ant/-ance in English you might not know to expand your vocabulary.
Suffixes
Words Ending with Suffixes -ent and -ence
The suffixes –ant and –ance or –ent and –ence can often be added to the same root.
For examples:
- hesitant/hesitance
The man was hesitant.
His hesitance cost him vital seconds.
- absent/absence
He is absent from the meeting.
The decision was made in my absence.
Adjectives ending in –ent can change to make nouns ending in –ence:
For examples:
- absent – absence
- evident – evidence
- violent – violence
- innocent – innocence
- patient – patience
- confident – confidence
Words Ending with Suffixes -ant and -ance
Adjectives ending in –ant can change to make nouns ending in –ance.
For examples:
- distant distance
- fragrant fragrance
- significant significance
- elegant – elegance
- brilliant – brilliance
- important importance
Sentence examples:
- confident/confidence
He is confident (adjective) that we will win.
He has a lot of confidence (noun).
- important/importance
We are having an important (adjective) test on Friday.
We can’t forget the importance (noun) of this test.
taylor
Monday 25th of January 2021
very good thank you
louis
Tuesday 24th of March 2020
very helpful thanks
taylor
Monday 25th of January 2021
yes