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27 February, 15:04

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

acceptance

alliance

attendance

grievance

remembrance

repentance

resemblance

resistance

vengeance

vigilance

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  1. 27 February, 18:48
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    grievance

    remembrance

    resemblance

    Explanation:

    The question is asking us to choose the words that have dropped the final - e in order to add the suffix - ance. To do so, all we need is to think of the word without the suffix, of the way it is originally spelled. When we do that, we find that the words that had - e and dropped it are:

    grieve - grievance

    remember (also "remembrer" in Old French) - remembrance

    resemble - resemblance

    The rest of the words did not have an - e originally - for instance, accept - acceptance-, or did not drop it (vengeance).
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