5th Grade Spelling Week 21
suffix –ent
Explanation: A suffix is a meaningful group of letters that can be added at the end of a base or root word to form (derive) a new word with a different but related meaning. The addition of a derivational suffix often changes the part of speech of the original word. Spelling syllabication, and derivational generalizations are used when adding suffixes to root and base words. -ant/-ance, -ent/-ence = action, process, state of -ant/-ent are adjective-forming endings which often have corresponding noun form endings in -ance, -ence.
- interdependent
- decadent
- requirement
- frequent
- impatient
- absent
- excellent
- independent
- compliment
- resident
- innocent
- convenient
- equivalent
- belligerent
- violent
- different
- fluorescent
- correspondent
- intelligent
- obedient
Science Content Words
- survival
- species
- gravity
- energy
- environment
