-ant / -ance

–ant / -ance
letter patterns dance elegant ant

attendant – attendance
arrogant – arrogance
abundant – abundance
assistant – assistance
buoyant
blatant

constant
consonant
compliant – compliance
currant
contestant
colorant

defiant – defiance
distant – distance
dormant
disinfectant

errant
elegant – elegance
elephant
entrant – entrance
expectant- expectancy
emigrant

fondant
flippant – flippancy

gallant
giant

hesitant- hesitance
hydrant

instant – instance
ignorant – ignorance
important – importance
immigrant

jubilant

militant
migrant

pleasant
pregnant
plant
pendant
poignant – poignancy

rampant
redundant- redundancy
relevant – relevance
remnant
restaurant
radiant – radiance
resistant – resistance

servant
stimulant
stagnant

triumphant
tenant
transplant
truant- truancy

valiant
vagrant – vagrancy
vibrant – vibrancy

Also: dance, glance, balance, finance, advance

Exercise
1. Write 3 sentences using as many words as you can in the sentences. (Write them in the notes below so you remember them)
For example, He’s hesitant about applying to be the assistant manager in the restaurant.

2. Which “ant” are you? What about your family and friends?

pleasant
vibrant
gallant
elegant
radiant
observant
tolerant
exuberant
extravagant

distant
arrogant
ignorant
hesitant
flippant
vacant
truant
reluctant

They’re so elegant but arrogant and extravagant.

Use the words above to decide what kind of ‘-ant’ is in each of the sentences

e.g. This ant knows nothing – ignorant

Type in the word and press Get Answer to check to see if you’re right

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