Week 24 of 36 · 10 words · ages 17–18

12th Grade spelling words, week 24: -ance versus -ence

No sound tells -ance from -ence, and the root can mislead. Forbearance has -ance but reverence has -ence. Learn each one.
recalcitrance
Stubborn refusal to obey.
malevolence
A deep wish to harm others.
omnipotence
Having unlimited power.
reverence
Deep respect and awe.
remonstrance
A strong, formal protest.
insouciance
Cheerful lack of concern.
clairvoyance
The claimed ability to see things beyond the senses.
prevalence
Being widespread or common.
forbearance
Patient self-control under provocation.
munificence
Great generosity.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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