Week 7 of 36 · 10 words · ages 13–14

8th Grade spelling words, week 7: -ence endings

Nouns that end in -ence take an e. Many come from adjectives that end in -ent, so if you know that spelling, the noun follows.
prudence
Good sense in avoiding risk.
persistence
Refusal to give up.
excellence
The quality of being outstandingly good.
residence
The place where someone lives.
coincidence
Events happening together by chance.
coherence
Being clear, logical and well connected.
indulgence
Giving in to a wish or treat.
resilience
The ability to recover quickly from trouble.
occurrence
Something that happens.
preference
A choice of one thing over another.

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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