1. Noun Suffix -ance/-ence
Lesson 18
Noun Suffix
-ance/-ence

2. importance
n. the state of being important

3. entrance n. 1. a door or passage through which one enters a place
2. the act of entering

4. difference
n. the fact of being unlike someone or something else

5. independence
n. the fact of being independent; freedom

6. insurance
n. a way of protecting against the loss of money

7. conference
n. a meeting to discuss something

8. ambulance
n. a specially equipped vehicle that carries the sick or wounded

9. absence
n. the fact of being not present

10. instance
n. a single situation in which a general point is true: i.e., example

11. audience
n. a group of people who watch a certain event

12. allowance
n. sum of money set aside for a certain purpose

13. intelligence
n. the ability to use the mind to do such things as learn, understand, and remember

14. assurance
n. a statement made to inspire confidence

15. appearance
n. the way a person or thing looks

16. obedience
n. the fact of doing what one is told or is supposed to do

17. presence
n. the fact of being in a certain place