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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.
Click on the word that doubles its final consonant:
The correct answer is: hit  |
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| One final consonant preceded by one vowel. |
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| Look! That man is hitting the dog. Stop him. |
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| The following do not double the final consonant: |
 | write | The word ends in a vowel. |
| | I am writing a composition. |
| start | The word ends in two consonants. |
| | My wife is starting a new career. |
| wait | Final consonant preceded by two vowels. |
| | Those people are waiting for a bus. |
| The correct answer is: rip |
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| One final consonant preceded by one vowel. |
|
| I ripped my jeans when I climbed over the fence. |
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| The following do not double the final consonant: |
| wax | This is one of the exceptions: x, y, w. |
| | I waxed my shoes for the job interview. |
| keep | Final consonant preceded by two vowels. |
| | I found it so I'm keeping it. |
| camp | The word ends in two consonants. |
| | I'm going camping this weekend. |
| The correct answer is: thin |
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| One final consonant preceded by one vowel. |
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| I am thinner than my brother. |
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| The following do not double the final consonant: |
| clean | Final consonant preceded by two vowels. |
| | This beach is cleaner. There's less pollution. |
| short | The word ends in two consonants. |
| | The spring session is shorter than the winter session. |
| late | The word ends in a vowel. |
| | It's 1 a.m. It's much later than I thought. |
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.
travel
tràveled No. Stress on the first syllable.
(Note: In British English final l is doubled in this case.)
Look at these words:
There is one final consonant...
Quick Quiz
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