How to spell convenience
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
convenience
C-O-N-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E
The part to watch: conven + ience. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Convenience ends -ience, with an i before -ence. People often move the i or drop it.
Convenience is one of the words on the Year 5 and 6 list with an -ant, -ance, -ent or -ence ending. The endings -ant and -ent sound almost the same, and so do -ance and -ence. The only reliable way is to learn which one each word takes.
Common mistakes with convenience
- Wrong: convienienceRight: convenience
- Wrong: convenenceRight: convenience
A way to remember it
Say it in four beats: con, ven, i, ence. The i gets its own beat.
Convenience in syllables
con · ven · i · ence
Convenience has 4 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
For convenience, we keep the torch by the back door.
Convenience on the statutory list
Convenience is on the Year 5 and 6 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England. Children are taught these words in Years 5 and 6, when they are 9 to 11.
Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with convenience, then nine more words from the Year 5 and 6 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
More words with an -ant, -ance, -ent or -ence ending
These words from the Year 5 and 6 list share the same pattern as convenience.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell convenient?
Convenient is the describing word: -ience becomes -ient. Inconvenient and inconvenience add in.
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