Summary: When studying root words, there are often spelling variants to a primary root word. The root word *ten*: "hold," for instance, present in the words [*ten*]ant and main[*ten*]ance, has variant spellings of *tin*, *tain*, and *tent*. Examples con[*tain*]ing these variant spellings, all of which mean "hold" as well, are con[*tin*]ue, abs[*tain*], and [*tent*]ative.
