What letters do you double when adding ING?
What letters do you double when adding ING?
The spelling rule is: if the word has 1 syllable (a word with one vowel sound), 1 vowel and it ends in 1 consonant, you double the final consonant before you add ‘ing’, ‘ed’, ‘er’, ‘est’ (also known as a suffixal vowel). You don’t double the consonant if the word ends in ‘tion’ (also known as a suffixal consonant).
Why do you double the consonant when adding ING?
If a verb ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel, and that vowel is stressed and short , then the consonant is doubled to keep it short when adding ING or ED (both of which would make it a vowel/consonant/vowel and therefore a long vowel). It sounds difficult, but it isn’t really.
What is the rule for doubling the last consonant when a suffix is added?
When adding suffixes to one-syllable words, it’s helpful to follow the CVC rule. CVC stands for consonant, vowel, consonant. When the last three letters of a one-syllable word follow the CVC pattern, the last consonant should be doubled when adding the ending.
What is the doubling rule?
The doubling rule states that if a one syllable word ends with a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant before adding the ending (e.g. -ed, -ing).