Study the word list: Nouns 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.

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accident	A broken ladder caused the accident.
agent	Bond is a fictional secret agent.
client	The businessman went to meet a client.
component	They lost a vital component of the machine.
consignment	A consignment of goods was sent from the factory.
continent	Africa is a very large continent.
crescent	The moon was in the shape of a crescent.
detergent	Detergent is often sprayed onto oil spills.
deterrent	An alarm system can be a good deterrent.
document	The document is not valid without a signature.
equivalent	Six tens is the equivalent of twenty threes.
incident	A large crowd gathered at the scene of the incident.
monument	The ancient monument is popular with tourists.
opponent	I should beat my next opponent easily.
orient	One meaning of orient is the countries of Asia.
parent	A child who has lost both parents is an orphan.
parliament	She's standing for election to Parliament.
patient	All the patients escaped from the fire.
rodent	Rats, mice, squirrels and beavers are rodents.
talent	Dyslexic people find spelling hard but have many other talents.