Key learning points

1. Words that end with suffixes -ant and -ent can sound like ‘unt’ when we speak.
2. The -ent spelling may be found after a ‘soft c’, ‘soft ‘g’ or ‘qu’.
3. Words ending in -ent sometimes have related words where the ‘e’ vowel sound is clearer, like resident - residential.
4. The letters ‘ent’ can also be found in the noun suffix -ment.
5. How to spell the curriculum words: different, excellent, experiment and equipment.

Keywords

• Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

• Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

Common misconception