Spelling words with the suffix -ent

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