Study: Adjectives ending in -ent

In these words the weak vowel sound in the final syllable is spelled with the letter e. There are many words ending in -ent. Here are just a few.

absent	William was absent during class today.
absorbent	This cloth is extremely absorbent.
adjacent	They slept in adjacent rooms.
ancient	Greece has many ancient ruins.
apparent	It became apparent that he wasn't ready for the job.
competent	He is a competent pianist.
confident	The football manager was confident of winning.
convenient	Will it be convenient to call tomorrow?
decent	The fish was a decent size so we kept it.
different	The paints in the box are different colours.
efficient	An efficient machine works well.
excellent	The choreography in the show was excellent.
frequent	I am frequent visitor to the zoo.
imminent	The train departure was imminent.
obedient	William was obedient as a child.
patient	All the patients escaped from the fire.
permanent	I'm hoping my job will be made permanent.
present	Linda screamed with delight when she opened the present.
transparent	Quartz is a hard transparent mineral.
violent	The film censor cut the most violent scene.

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