Week 9 of 36 · 10 words · ages 15–16

10th Grade spelling words, week 9: -ent endings

Words ending in the sound 'unt' are spelled -ent as often as -ant. Pair each with its -ence or -ency noun to fix the e in your mind.
belligerent
Eager to pick fights.
eminent
Famous and respected in a field.
imminent
About to happen very soon.
lenient
Mild and not harsh when punishing.
reticent
Reluctant to speak about one's thoughts.
ardent
Passionate and eager.
latent
Present but hidden or not yet developed.
prevalent
Widespread at a particular time or place.
ambivalent
Having mixed feelings about something.
deterrent
Something that discourages people from acting.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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