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.
1. Words with the suffixes -ent and -ence go together:
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
2. Words with the suffixes -ant and -ance go together:
Adjectives ending in –ant can change to make nouns ending in –ance.
For examples:
- distant distance
- fragrant fragrance
- significantsignificance
- 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.
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