Name: ______________________________

Spelling
Week 1
Words Ending in -ant and -ent
Word Bank
In words ending in -ent and -ant, the e and a are often
mistaken for one another. Look closely at each word in order argument experiment
convenient permanent
to remember which ones end in -ent and which in -ant.
equipment pleasant
excellent servant
excitement temperament

Part I Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to
determine which word should be used.

1. The soccer team bought new _______________________________ this year.

2. Juan and his brother had a heated _______________________________ over the chores.

3. Mrs. Carson’s science class conducted an _______________________________ on solar energy.

4. My sister is an _______________________________ driver in snowy weather.

5. Kara played the part of Juliet’s _______________________________ in Romeo and Juliet.

6. It was not ____________________________ for Chris to meet us after school, so we’ll meet Saturday instead.

7. The treaty promised a _______________________________ peace between the two countries.

8. It was a _______________________________ day for a picnic in the park.

Part II Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.

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 In each set of words below, make an X over the incorrectly spelled words and circle the correct
Part III word. The write the word correctly in the blank.

1. pleasent pleasant plesant _______________________________

2. convienent convenient conveniant _______________________________

3. excellent excelent excellant _______________________________

4. temperment tempermant temperament _______________________________

5. excitment excitement excitemant _______________________________

6. argument argumant arguement _______________________________

7. equipmant equimant equipment _______________________________

8. servant servent serveant _______________________________

9. permanant permanent permenent _______________________________

10. experimant experament experiment _______________________________

Part IV Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct spelling in the blanks
provided.

On a pleasant Saturday morning, Jasper decided it would be an excellant 1. ____________________________

time to experiment in the kitchen. He decided to make a batch of cookies,
so he gathered together the equipmant he would need to bake some 2. ____________________________
chocolate chip ones. When he finished, Jasper went outside to enjoy the
warm cookies. Suddenly, his sister Elizabeth came storming outside. She 3. ____________________________
was know for her irritable temperment. She loudly announced she was
not his servent and would not clean up his mess. That announcement 4. ____________________________
started a loud argumant between the two. After much excitement, peace
was restored when Jasper offered Elizabeth some cookies. 5. ____________________________

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 Key
Name: ______________________________

Spelling
Week 1
Words Ending in -ant and -ent
Word Bank
In words ending in -ent and -ant, the e and a are often
mistaken for one another. Look closely at each word in order argument experiment
convenient permanent
to remember which ones end in -ent and which in -ant.
equipment pleasant
excellent servant
excitement temperament

Part I Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank. Use the context of the sentence to
determine which word should be used.

1. The soccer team bought new _______________________________

equipment this year.

argument
2. Juan and his brother had a heated _______________________________ over the chores.

Mrs. Carson’s science class conducted an _______________________________

3. experiment on solar energy.
4. My sister is an _______________________________
excellent driver in snowy weather.
5. Kara played the part of Juliet’s _______________________________
servant in Romeo and Juliet.
convenient
6. It was not ____________________________ for Chris to meet us after school, so we’ll meet Saturday instead.
permanent
7. The treaty promised a _______________________________ peace between the two countries.
pleasant
8. It was a _______________________________ day for a picnic in the park.

Part II Write a paragraph using at least four words from the word bank.

Student’s choice.

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 In each set of words below, make an X over the incorrectly spelled words and circle the correct
Part III word. The write the word correctly in the blank.

pleasant
1. pleasent pleasant plesant _______________________________

convenient
2. convienent convenient conveniant _______________________________

excellent
3. excellent excelent excellant _______________________________

temperament
4. temperment tempermant temperament _______________________________

excitement
5. excitment excitement excitemant _______________________________

argument
6. argument argumant arguement _______________________________

equipment
7. equipmant equimant equipment _______________________________

servant
8. servant servent serveant _______________________________

9. permanant permanent permenent permanent

_______________________________

10. experimant experament experiment experiment

_______________________________

Part IV Read the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words and write the correct spelling in the blanks
provided.

On a pleasant Saturday morning, Jasper decided it would be an excellant excellent

1. ____________________________
time to experiment in the kitchen. He decided to make a batch of cookies,
so he gathered together the equipmant he would need to bake some equipment
2. ____________________________
chocolate chip ones. When he finished, Jasper went outside to enjoy the
warm cookies. Suddenly, his sister Elizabeth came storming outside. She temperament
3. ____________________________
was know for her irritable temperment. She loudly announced she was
not his servent and would not clean up his mess. That announcement servant
4. ____________________________
started a loud argumant between the two. After much excitement, peace
was restored when Jasper offered Elizabeth some cookies. argument
5. ____________________________

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on research results presented in The English Record, Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall 1971, used by permission of the New York State
English Council.