The reliable extinguishment of a single phase-to-ground arc is the key issue for safe and reliable operation in the distribution network. However, since the existing arc suppression methods are normally affected by the line parameters, the residual current (RC) at the grounding point still exists, then the grounding arc is hard to be extinguished reliably. Thus, an adaptive active voltage-type arc suppression (AAVAS) strategy that can reliably inhibit the RC at the grounding point is proposed in this article. First, the mechanism of the traditional voltage-type arc extinguishing method affected by the line parameters is proved, and the variation rules are given for the RC under different fault distances and grounding resistance. Second, the variation characteristics are analyzed for the faulty line current before and after arc extinguishing. On this basis, it is proposed to add the residual voltage compensation ring to the traditional voltage-type control strategy, which can effectively offset the influence of voltage drop on faulty-phase line impedance. Then, the Bode diagram analysis shows that the presented strategy performs well regardless of ground-fault conditions. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed AAVAS strategy are verified by the simulation and experiment results.