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Double the final letter …or not?
Hopping?
Hoping?
Feeling?Felling?
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Double the final letter …or not?
It’s no mystery.It’s no mystery.
There is a rule.There is a rule.
And it works!And it works!
First you need to know:
Which letters are Which letters are vowelsvowels?? a, e, i, o, ua, e, i, o, u You pronounce them with your You pronounce them with your
mouth openmouth open Which letters are Which letters are consonantsconsonants??
All the rest: All the rest: b, c, d,b, c, d, and so on and so on You pronounce them with your You pronounce them with your
mouth closedmouth closed
Rule #1
When a one-syllable word ends in a single vowel followed by a single single
consonantconsonant, doubledouble the consonant before adding a suffix.
Examples
hhoopp whwhiipp whwhiippppinging whwhiippppeded
Single vowel
Single consonant
hhooppppinging hhooppppeded
Rule #2
The same rule holds true The same rule holds true for multi-syllable words, for multi-syllable words, but only if but only if the final syllable is accented.the final syllable is accented.
Examples
begbegiinn begbegiinnnninging begbegiinnnnerer
contrcontrooll contrcontroollllinging contrcontroolllleded contrcontroollllerer
Rule #3
However, if there are However, if there are two vowelstwo vowels before the before the final consonant,final consonant, Leave the Leave the consonantconsonant as it is. as it is.
Examples
sseaeatt sseaeatteded sseaeattinging
LLooookk LLooookkeded LLooookkinging
Rule #4
Of course, Of course, if a word ends if a word ends in in two consonantstwo consonants,, leave them as they are.leave them as they are. hheelplp hheelplpinging hheelplpeded
Quiz Time
hop + ing
hhooppppinging
scar + ed
scscaarrrreded
submit + ing
submsubmiittttinging
steam + ing
ststeaeamminging
feel + ing
ffeeeellinging
fool + ed
ffoooolleded
sleep + ing
slsleeeeppinging
form + ation
FFoormrmationationTwo consonants,Two consonants,
Leave them aloneLeave them alone
shop + ing
shshooppppinging
The Listhhoopp hhooppppinging sseaeatt sseaeattinging
whipwhip whippedwhipped steamsteam steamedsteamed
scarscar scarredscarred leapleap leapingleaping
stopstop stoppingstopping stoopstoop stoopedstooped
shopshop shoppingshopping loomloom loominglooming
sitsit sittingsitting seemseem seemedseemed
cutcut cuttercutter roofroof rooferroofer
beginbegin beginnerbeginner foolfool fooledfooled
controlcontrol controllercontroller feelfeel feelingfeeling
submitsubmit submittedsubmitted stealsteal stealingstealing
Now you know it all
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