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If the word ends in silent e, drop the e and add the suffix, unless the final e is needed to preserve the sound of the preceding consonant (as in vengeance).

Select the three words that both end in the suffix -ance and drop the e according to the spelling rule above.

grievance
repentance
perseverance
resemblance
vigilance

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Repent, resemble, vigil
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After reading the spelling rule and analyzing each of the words, we can choose the following as the ones that follow the rule:

A. grievance

C. perseverance

D. resemblance

What is a suffix?

  • A suffix is a group of letters added to the ending of a word with the purpose of creating a new word. There are certain spelling rules that may apply when adding a suffix.

What about the spelling rule?

  • The spelling rule in question is that we should drop a silent -e before adding the suffix, unless that -e is necessary to preserve the sound of a preceding consonant.
  • To see which words follow that rule, we must think of each of them in their original form, that is, before the suffix was added. In that case, we would have:
  1. Grieve - ends in a silent -e.
  2. Repent - does not end in a silent -e.
  3. Persevere - ends in a silent -e.
  4. Resemble - ends in a silent -e.
  5. Vigil - does not end in a silent -e.
  • With the information above in mind, we can conclude that only the words "grievance," "perseverance", and "resemblance" follow the rule of dropping the silent -e before adding the suffix.

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