Question

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 (as in vengeance ). Type the words that both end in the suffix -ance and drop the e according to the spelling rule above.
acceptance

alliance

attendance

grievance

remembrance

repentance

resemblance

resistance

vengeance

vigilance

Answer 1

Answer:

grievance

remembrance

resemblance

Explanation:

The question is asking us to choose the words that have dropped the final -e in order to add the suffix -ance. To do so, all we need is to think of the word without the suffix, of the way it is originally spelled. When we do that, we find that the words that had -e and dropped it are:

grieve - grievance

remember (also "remembrer" in Old French) - remembrance

resemble - resemblance

The rest of the words did not have an -e originally - for instance, accept - acceptance-, or did not drop it (vengeance).