Spelling List 19: Suffixes Ant, Ent, Ance, Ence Worksheets for 5th Grade

What your child practices

Your child studies the 5th grade words for suffixes ant, ent, ance, ence (Grade 5 in Canada) across 6 worksheets and 84 questions. By upper elementary, spelling depends on patterns, prefixes and suffixes as much as sounds, so each list groups words that share a pattern. The set includes Word Practice, ABC Order, Missing Letters, Unscramble, Fill in the Sentence and Spelling Test. The skill matches Common Core L.5.2e, the standard for capital letters, punctuation and spelling. It also touches L.5.4b, working out the meaning of unknown words. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 5. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. After printing, the online version gives instant feedback and reads each question aloud.

Tips for parents

• Have your child mark the part of each word that is tricky, then practice just that part.
• Finish the week with a short spelling test using the same words in a new order.
• Say each word aloud, have your child spell it, then check together. Talk about the suffixes ant, ent, ance, ence pattern.