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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