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).

Select the three words that both end in the suffix -ance and drop the e according to the spelling rule above.

vigilance
resemblance
repentance
grievance
perseverance

Answer 1

To determine which words end in -ance and drop the silent e according to the spelling rule, we need to analyze each word you provided:

1. **Vigilance**: No silent e to drop. Does not apply.
2. **Resemblance**: No silent e to drop. Does not apply.
3. **Repentance**: No silent e to drop. Does not apply.
4. **Grievance**: No silent e to drop. Does not apply.
5. **Perseverance**: No silent e to drop. Does not apply.

None of these words have a silent e at the end that would be dropped when adding the suffix -ance. Therefore, it appears that there are no words that meet the criteria as described.