Spelling words with the suffix -ant

Words that end with suffixes -ant and -ent can sound like ‘unt’ when we speak. The -ant spelling may be found after a ‘hard c’ or ‘hard ‘g’. Words ending in -ant sometimes have related words where the vowel sound is clearer, like with participant -participation We just need to learn how to spell many words ending in -ant as there may not be a rule or pattern to help us. How to spell the curriculum words: relevant, knowledge and familiar.