Grade 5 Spelling: Words ending in -ance and -ence
Ten words to practise: distance, importance, balance, entrance, silence and more.
Words ending in -ance and -ence
Name:Date:Score:
Fill in the missing letters to spell each word.
- 1dist_nc_
- 2im_ort_nce
- 3bal_nc_
- 4ent__nce
- 5s_le_ce
- 6evi__nce
- 7s_ien_e
- 8abs_nc_
- 9pat_e_ce
- 10diff__ence
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Words ending in -ance and -ence
Name:Date:Score:
Unscramble the letters to spell the spelling word.
- 1d e n s i t a c →
- 2c o i m p t n r e a →
- 3c a n b l e a →
- 4n e n r c t a e →
- 5n e e s l c i →
- 6v e c e d n e i →
- 7c n e e c s i →
- 8b a s n e c e →
- 9a c t e p e i n →
- 10d e r n f e c f e i →
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Words ending in -ance and -ence
Name:Date:Score:
Look, say, cover, write and check. Write each spelling word three times.
- 1distance
- 2importance
- 3balance
- 4entrance
- 5silence
- 6evidence
- 7science
- 8absence
- 9patience
- 10difference
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. distance
- 2. importance
- 3. balance
- 4. entrance
- 5. silence
- 6. evidence
- 7. science
- 8. absence
- 9. patience
- 10. difference
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. distance
- 2. importance
- 3. balance
- 4. entrance
- 5. silence
- 6. evidence
- 7. science
- 8. absence
- 9. patience
- 10. difference
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. distance
- 2. importance
- 3. balance
- 4. entrance
- 5. silence
- 6. evidence
- 7. science
- 8. absence
- 9. patience
- 10. difference
About this skill
This list focuses on words ending in -ance and -ence. Sheet A fills in missing letters, Sheet B unscrambles the words and Sheet C is a look-say-cover-write practice page.
How to teach it
- Use look-say-cover-write-check for each word.
- Practise a few minutes every day rather than the night before the test.
- Say the word, then clap the syllables.
Mistakes to watch for
- Guessing from the sound only — check against the pattern.
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