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When to double final consonants
Look at these words:
There is one final consonant
...preceded by one vowel.
S
E
U
L
B
L
S
E
                                                                                                                                                
E
S
L
B
L
U
E
(s)
A
N
I
G
R
A
M
use mouse...
auto...
Look at these words:
run
big
run
big
run
big
run
-ing
n
ing
Why are you running?
big
-er
er
g
Your fish is bigger than mine.
write
hit
start
wait

Click on the word that doubles its final consonant:

The correct answer is:    hit  

One final consonant preceded by one vowel.

Look! That man is hitting the dog. Stop him.
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The following do not double the final consonant:
writeThe word ends in a vowel.
 I am writing a composition.
startThe word ends in two consonants.
 My wife is starting a new career.
waitFinal consonant preceded by two vowels.
 Those people are waiting for a bus.
The correct answer is:    rip  

One final consonant preceded by one vowel.

I ripped my jeans when I climbed over the fence.
wax
keep
camp
rip
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The following do not double the final consonant:
waxThis is one of the exceptions: x, y, w.
 I waxed my shoes for the job interview.
keepFinal consonant preceded by two vowels.
 I found it so I'm keeping it.
campThe word ends in two consonants.
 I'm going camping this weekend.
thin
clean
short
late
The correct answer is:    thin  

One final consonant preceded by one vowel.

I am thinner than my brother.
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The following do not double the final consonant:
cleanFinal consonant preceded by two vowels.
 This beach is cleaner. There's less pollution.
shortThe word ends in two consonants.
 The spring session is shorter than the winter session.
lateThe word ends in a vowel.
 It's 1 a.m. It's much later than I thought.
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  • With words of more than one syllable, the consonant is doubled only if the final syllable is stressed:
    With words of more than one syllable, the consonant is doubled only if the final syllable is stressed:
    Look at the following examples:
    listen
    lìstened    No.   Stress on the first syllable.
    prefer
    prefèrred    Yes.   Stress on the final syllable.
    develop
    devèloped    No.   Stress on the second syllable.
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    In these cases the final consonant doubles before the endings  -ing,  -ed,  -er,  -est. (Exceptions: final consonants x, y, w.)
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    When to double consonants


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