Suffixes
Abstract nouns ending in "-ant", "-ency", etc.
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right and repeat. Listen carefully to how the suffixes are pronounced. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
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Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency
Listen to the nouns/adjectives on the left and the abstract nouns in italics on the right. Notice that the stress is on the same syllable in each and that the suffixes all contain schwa.
/ənt/ = -ant , -ent; /ənts/= ants, ents; /əns/ = ence, ance; /ənsi/ = -ency