Suffixes -en -ent -ence

Choose the definition that best describes the underlined word in each sentence.

The presence of our two best players made us confident we would win.

• being here

• loud cheering

• confusing ideas

• sudden departure

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We noticed that the oak tree was absent from the side of the school.

• not here

• arriving soon

• currently here

• growing quickly

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I went to the store because of its convenience.

• being easy to get to

• having sales all the time

• having few items available

• being located a great distance away

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My father tried to mend the broken plate.

• forgotten

• damaged

• old and not often used

• shiny and fragile to the touch

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The suffix -en helps a reader know that the word

soften means —

• not soft

• hard to make soft

• to cause to become soft

• hoping to make something become soft

Which suffix can be added to the base word confide by dropping the final e to create a noun that means “the condition or action of feeling sure of oneself”?

• -en

• -ed

• -ing

• -ence

Which suffix can be added to the word tight to mean “to become tighter”?

• -ed

• -en

• -ing

• -ence

Which suffix can be added to the word bright to mean “to become brighter”?

• -ed

• -en

• -ing

• -ence

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The suffix -ent helps a reader know that the word enjoyment means —

• not enjoyable

• hard to enjoy

• The state or process of enjoying

• hoping to make something become enjoyable

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The suffix -ence helps a reader know that the word innocence means —

• the state or quality of being innocent

• not innocent

• being innocent again

• hoping to make something become innocent