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Double the final letter … or not?

Double the final letter … or not?. Hopping? Hoping?. Feeling? Felling?. Brought to you by V. Hinkle. Double the final letter … or not?. It’s no mystery. There is a rule. And it works!. First you need to know:. Which letters are vowels ? a, e, i, o, u

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Double the final letter … or not?

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  1. Double the final letter …or not? Hopping? Hoping? Feeling? Felling? Brought to you by V. Hinkle

  2. Double the final letter …or not? It’s no mystery. There is a rule. And it works!

  3. First you need to know: • Which letters are vowels? • a, e, i, o, u • You pronounce them with your mouth open • Which letters are consonants? • All the rest: b, c, d, and so on • You pronounce them with your mouth closed

  4. Rule #1 • When a one-syllable word • ends in asingle vowel • followed by asingle consonant, • doublethe consonant • before adding a suffix.

  5. hop whip whipping whipped Examples Single vowel Single consonant • hopping • hopped

  6. Rule #2 • The same rule holds true • for multi-syllable words, • but only if • the final syllable is accented.

  7. begin beginning beginner control controlling controlled controller Examples

  8. Rule #3 • However, if there are two vowels • before the final consonant, • Leave the consonant as it is.

  9. seat seated seating Look Looked Looking Examples

  10. Rule #4 • Of course, • if a word ends • in two consonants, • leave them as they are. • help • helping • helped

  11. Quiz Time

  12. hop + ing hopping

  13. scar + ed scarred

  14. submit + ing submitting

  15. steam + ing steaming

  16. feel + ing feeling

  17. fool + ed fooled

  18. sleep + ing sleeping

  19. form + ation Formation Two consonants, Leave them alone

  20. shop + ing shopping

  21. The List

  22. Now you know it all • A E I O U • B C D F G H • J K L M N P Q • R S T V W X Y Z

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