What is the rule for doubling the final consonant?

What is the rule for doubling the final consonant?

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).

How do you know when to double the consonant?

In a word with 1 syllable, double the final consonant ONLY if the word ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant. In a word with 2 or more syllables, double the final consonant ONLY if the word ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant AND the final syllable is stressed. At the end of a word, don’t count w, x, or y as a consonant.

Why are some consonants doubled?

Doubling consonants in multisyllable words 1 The word begin becomes beginning. Double consonants are used because the emphasis is placed on the second syllable of begin. 2 The word visit becomes visiting or visited.