Power Suffixes for Ninth Grade Students: -ment

Learn these words formed with the suffix -ment, meaning "action, result."
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  1. statement
    the act of affirming or asserting something
  2. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
  3. excitement
    the state of being emotionally worked up
  4. employment
    the state of having a job
  5. settlement
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
  6. management
    the act of controlling something
  7. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  8. improvement
    the act of making something better
  9. entertainment
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
  10. disappointment
    dissatisfaction when expectations are not realized
Created on Fri Jun 06 12:55:58 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:12:08 EDT 2025)

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