| -ant -ance -ent -ence | word |
| Root ends in hard C or G | |
| Root ends in Y | |
| Root ends in -ear | |
| noun ending in pend, tend, cend | |
| Root ends in unstressed -er | |
| Root ends in -ure | |
| Begins with A | |
| Root's last syllable or suffix contains A eg. words ending in ate | |
| | -ant -ance -ent -ence | word |
| Root ends in soft C or G | |
| containing -esce | |
| -cid-, -fid-, -sid-, -vid | |
| flu-, -qu- | |
| Ends in stressed -ere | |
| verb ends in tend or pend | |
| Ends in stressed -er | |
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