-ure

agriculture

architecture

armature

assure

azure

c

cure

culture

curvature

d

demure

departure

disfigure

displeasure

e

ensure

f

figure

fissure

fixture

fracture

furniture

future

h

horticulture

i

injure

insure

l

lecture

leisure

ligature

literature

m

manufacture

manure

mature

moisture

n

nature

nurture

  

premature


  

o

obscure

p

pasture

picture

pleasure

pressure

procure

puncture

r

rapture  

rupture

s

scripture

secure

sure

signature

stature

structure

t

temperature

texture

torture

treasure

v

venture

 cannot have 's' at the end of a word

 

-se     

Cannot have 's' at the end of a word because it is used to show more than one, the silent letter e goes on the end instead. 

The letter 's' can have a hard and soft sound in this list they are all hard 's' words. A soft 's' tends to sound more like a 'z' as in 'rise'

 

 First Letters  a , c, d

,

a

'

averse

adverse

c

cease

coarse

collapse

condense

convulse

corpse

course

d

decease

decrease

dense

 

dispense

disperse

diverse

e

eclipse

elapse

ellipse

else

espouse

f

g

geese

glimpse

goose

grease

grouse

h

hoarse

horse

house

i

immense

incense

increase

intense

l

lapse

lease

license

loose

m

mouse

n

nonsense

noose

nurse

o

obtuse

obverse

p

perverse

porpoise

practise

profuse

promise

pulse

purchase

purchase

purse

r

recompense

refuse

rehearse

reimburse

relapse

release

remorse

repulse

reverse

sense

souse

spouse

suspense

t

tense

terse

tortoise

traverse

v

verse

w

warehouse

worse

-ce words

abeyance

absence

acquaintance

acquiesce

acquiescence

adolescence

advance

advice

affluence

allegiance

alliance

ambulance

announce

apace

appearance

appliance

announce

apprentice

armistice

artifice

askance

attendance

audience

avarice

avoidance

independence

influence

     

b

       

balance

beneficence

benevolence

bounce

   

c

       

chance

chalice

choice

circumference

circumstance

clearance

coincidence

commence

commerce

commonplace

consequence

convenience

convince

cornice

crevice

     

d

       

dance

deduce

deface

defame

deference

defiance

denounce

device

difference

disgrace

displace

distance

divorce

       

e

       

chance

chalice

choice

circumference

circumstance

clearance

coincidence

commence

commerce

commonplace



communicate

conscience

consequence

convenience

convince

cornice

crevice

 

f

       

face

farce

fence

finance

fierce

fleece

flounce

force

     

g

       

glance

grace

Greece

grievance

grimace

 

i

       

ice

ignorance

importance

independence

insolence

instance

invoice

       

j

       

jaundice

juice

     

l

       

lace

lance

lettuce

licence

   

m

       

malice

masterpiece

menace

mice

mince

 

n

       

necklace

nice

niece

niece

notice

novice

nuisance

       

o

       

occurrence

offence

office

once

  

orifice

ounce

p

       

pace

palace

patience

peace

pestilence

piece

peirce

pittance

place

police

poultice

pounce

practice

precipice

preface

preference

prejudice

 

pretence

price

Prince

produce

pronounce

   

q

       

quince

       

r

       

race

reference

reinforce

remembrance

remittance

renounce

rice

romance

     

s

       

sacrifice

sauce

science

sentence

service

silence

slice

sluice

solace

source

space

spice

splice

subsistence

substance

 

suffice

surface

 

t

       

terrace

thrice

trace

trice

truce

twice

v

       

variance

vengeance

vice

vigilance

  

violence

voice

w

       

whence

wince

     

 

o-e

abode

aerodrome

alcove

alone

anecdote

antidote

artichoke

     

b

     

baritone

bole

bone

broke

 

c

     

cajole

choke

chose

close

code

compose

condole

condone

cone

console

corrode

cyclone

d

     

dose

dome

dote

   

e

     

electrode

elope

envelope

evoke

explode

expose

f

     

foliage

froze

   

g

     

globe

grope

   

h

     

hippodrome

hole

home

hone

hope

horoscope

hose

     

i

     

impose

     

j

     

joke

     

k

     

kaleidoscope

     

l

     

lone

     

m

     

mangrove

megaphone

microbe

microphone

microscope

mode

mole

monotone

mope

morose

mote

  

move

n

     

note

node

   

p

     

parole

periscope

phone

pole

postpone

primrose

probe

promote

prose

provoke

 

r

     

repose

robe

rode

roe

rope

rose

rote

     

s

     

saxophone

smoke

sole

spoke

stone

sunstroke

 

suppose

     

t

     

tadpole

telescope

those

tome

tone

transpose

v

     

vote

     

w

     

whole

     

y

     

yoke

     

z

     

zone

     

 

a-e words

a          

abate

abbreviate

abdicate

abominate

accelerate

accentuate

accommodate

accumulate

accurate

a che

actuate

adage

adequate

adjudicate

adulterate

advantage

aerate

aeroplane

affiliate

age

aggravate

agitate

alienate

alleviate

alternate

amputate

animate

annihilate

annotate

anticipate

ape

appendage

appreciate

appropriate

approximate

arcade

architrave

articulate

aspirate

assimilate

associate

assuage

average

         

b

         

baggage

bake

bale

bandage

bane

barrage

base

bathe

became

behave

beverage

biplane

blaze

blockade

bondage

brace

brake

brave

brigade

         

c

         

cabbage

cake

calculate

came

camouflage

candidate

cane

cape

capitulate

captivate

carnage

carriage

cascade

case

cavalcade

cave

celebrate

centigrade

certificate

chafe

charade

chase

climate

cogitate

cognate

colonnade

commemorate

commiserate

commonplace

communicate

compensate

comrade

concave

concentrate

conciliate

confederate

confiscate

congratulate

congregate

consecrate

considerate

consolidate

contaminate

contemplate

cottage

courage

crane

crate

crave

create

cribbage

crusade

cultivate

 

d

       

damage

dame

date

daze

debate

decade

decapitate

decimate

decorate

deface

defame

degenerate

degrade

deliberate

delicate

demonstrate

depreciate

desecrate

desolate

desperate

deteriorate

devastate

dictate

dilate

dislocate

disparage

displace

dissipate

dissuade

dominate

e

       

earthquake

educate

effective

ejaculate

elaborate

elevate

eliminate

elongate

elucidate

emanate

emancipate

embrace

emulate

engage

engrave

enrage

enumerate

enunciate

eradicate

escapade

escape

espionage

esplanade

estate

estimate

evacuate

evade

evaporate

exaggerate

exasperate

excavate

execrate

exonerate

expectorate

exterminate

extricate

f

         

fabricate

façade

face

fade

fade

fascinate

fate

fireplace

flake

flame

fluctuate

forsake

fortunate

frame

frustrate

fumigate

furnace

insulate

g

         

gale

game

gape

gave

gaze

generate

glade

glaze

  

grate

grave

graze

grenade

h

         

hale

haste

hate

haze

headache

hesitate

hibernate

humane

humiliate

hurricane

   

i

         

illiterate

eliminate

illustrate

imitate

immediate

immigrate

impersonate

implicate

importunate

inane

inanimate

incorporate

indicate

inebriate

inflame

inflate

infuriate

ingratiate

inhale

initiate

innate

inoculate

inordinate

insane

insinuate

instigate

intemperate

intermediate

intimate

intimidate

intoxicate

  

intricate

invade

invertebrate

investigate

inveterate

irrigate

irritate

isolate

private

   

j

         

jade

         

k

         

knave

         

l

         

lace

lacerate

lake

lame

landscape

lane

late

lathe

legislate

legitimate

  

lemonade

liquidate

m

         

magistrate

magnate

make

mane

manipulate

masquerade

masticate

mate

mediate

membrane

migrate

miscalculate

mistake

mitigate

moderate

  

modulate

mutilate

 

n

         

name

namesake

nave

navigate

negotiate

nickname

nominate

         

o

         

obdurate

obstinate

obviate

octave

operate

opiate

  

ornate

oscillate

       

p

         

pace

page

pale

palisade

palisade

pane

parade

paraphrase

participate

passionate

paste

pave

penetrate

persuade

pervade

phrase

pirate

placate

place

plane

plate

playmate

potentate

precipitate

predicate

preface

prelate

preponderate

prevaricate

propagate

promenade

propagate

propitiate

prostrate

recuperate

 

q

         

quake

         

r

         

race

radiate

rate

rape

rate

rave

recapitulate

regale

regulate

  

relate

remonstrate

renegade

renovate

repudiate

retaliate

ruminate

  

supplicate

 

s

         

safe

sage

sake

sale

same

sane

satiate

saturate

scale

scape

scintillate

scrape

sedate

separate

serenade

shade

shake

shame

shake

shave

skate

slake

slave

snake

space

spade

speculate

  

state

simulate

stipulate

suffocate

  

surface

surname

     

t

         

take

tale

tame

 

tape

taste

temperate

terminate

terrace

tirade

tolerate

trace

trade

translate

         

u

         

ultimate

undertake

     

v

         

vacate

vacillate

vase

venerate

ventilate

 

vertebrate

vibrate

vindicate

violate

vitiate

   

w

         

wade

wage

wake

wane

wave

whale

wholesale

         
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