Suffixes -ance and -ence

We are not entirely sure how much ___________ there is between the surface of the ocean and the bottom of it, since we don’t have the technology to dive that far.

• dependence

• distance

• radiance

• disturbance

The doctor always stresses to his patients the ____________ of a healthy diet and lots of exercise.

• residence

• assistance

• residence

• importance

The phrase, "Everything in moderation" speaks to the importance of having ___________ in all aspect of your life.

• balance

• attendance

• substance

• persistence

___________ at the concert was low because the ticket prices were so high.

• Hesitance

• Attendance

• Reluctance

• Brilliance

After Chance’s third unexcused ____________, the teacher phoned home to make sure everything was okay.

• performance

• resistance

• ambulance

• absence

Due to his test _______________ was mediocre, the sophomore will have to retake the exam.

• performance

• hesitance

• appearance

• absence

As a teenager, I have a ___________ on my parents to take care of and provide for me, though that will change when I am an adult.

• reluctance

• dependence

• radiance

• ignorance

Floyd realized that he must have stepped into a gooey _____________ on the garage floor before he tracked it through the house.

• disturbance

• balance

• substance

• residence

Causing a ______________ in the street, the protesters screamed loudly, shouting as they raised their picket signs.

• disturbance

• assistance

• radiance

• appearance

People from different parts of the world often have a different __________, from different hair and eye colors to different facial structures.

• persistence

• ignorance

• radiance

• appearance