When to Use Double Consonant at the End of a Word
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-ing / -ed / -er / -est C =Consonant V= Vowel Words with one syllable (C )C V C S T O P STOPPING P U T PUTTING F A T FATTEST Exceptions: Words with a final -w, -x, -y (KNOWING, FIXING, PLAYING, NEWER) Words with more than one syllable : It depends on the accent. We use double consonants if the accent falls on the last syllable. _____ (C ) C V C O M I T OMITTED BE GIN BEGINNING Exceptions in British English: _____ (C ) C V C ( When the last consonant is “L”) TRA V E L TRAVELLING CAN C E L CANCELLING If the accent does not fall on the last syllable, we do not use double consonants _____ (C )C V C LIS T E N LISTENING O PEN OPENER
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-ing / -ed / -er / -est
C =Consonant V= Vowel
Words with one syllable (C )C V CS T O P STOPPING P U T PUTTING F A T FATTEST
Exceptions: Words with a final -w, -x, -y (KNOWING, FIXING, PLAYING, NEWER)
Words with more than one syllable: It depends on the accent. We use double consonants if the accent falls on the last syllable. _____ (C ) C V C
O M I T OMITTED BE GIN BEGINNING
Exceptions in British English: _____ (C ) C V C ( When the last consonant is “L”) TRA V E L TRAVELLING CAN C E L CANCELLING
If the accent does not fall on the last syllable, we do not use double consonants
_____ (C )C V C LIS T E N LISTENING O PEN OPENER