Question

MEDAAL AND FAAN!

acceptance
alliance
attendance
condense
condolence
conference
defense
existence
expense
experience
grievance
immense
intelligence
intense
interference
nonsense
occurrence
perseverance
remembrance
repentance
resemblance
resistance
superintendence
vengeance
vigilance

If the word ends in silent e, drop the e and add the suffix, unless the final e is needed to preserve the sound of the preceding consonant.
Which spelling word requires the final e to preserve the sound of the consonant before it?

Answer 1

@A_clan @amistre64 @TuringTest @Preetha @hartnn @Shane_B

Answer 2

what is the suffix you are adding?

Answer 3

any of them: -ance, -ence , -ense

Answer 4

from all the words above from the spelling list

Answer 5

so if we remove the suffixes, what would the root work look like?

Answer 6

we will have the root words..lol

Answer 7

accept\(\cancel{ance}\)
accept, same

alli\(\cancel{ance}\)
ally, changed

attend\(\cancel{ance}\)
attend, same

etc ...

Answer 8

ok..

Answer 9

that should work out for a majority of them, but i see some that have no usual root word

Answer 10

for example:

def\(\cancel{ense}\)
what is a def as a root word? maybe its from defy

Answer 11

isn't from defy: defied, defying, defies..
wait a sec..

Answer 12

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defense

Answer 13

defense is a noun
the verb is defensed

Answer 14

that's what they're saying

Answer 15

:) but as far as the instructions go, im not too sure i understand them clearly.

not all of the root words in the list require a silent "e" at the end of them; and a silent "e" affects a vowel sound, not a consonant.

ton: t-uh-n
tone: t-oh-n

sit: s-it
site: s-eye-t

Answer 16

i didn't understand it clearly too!
That's why I need some help!
U're totally correct

Answer 17

the answer isn't defense

Answer 18

im sure there are multiple answers from the list.

Answer 19

the longer i stare at this, the less sense the instructions make :) but thats the best i got

Answer 20

they aren't multiple choice! :(
what do you think the answer is?
@amistre64