Spelling: Doubling Rule

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What is the Doubling Rule in spelling?

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The Doubling Rule states that when a one-syllable word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant is doubled before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.

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What happens to the word 'control' when adding 'ed'?

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The word becomes 'controlled' because the final 'l' is doubled.

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What happens to the word 'plan' when adding 'er'?

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The word becomes 'planner' because the final 'n' is doubled.

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What happens to the word 'regret' when adding 'ing'?

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The word becomes 'regretting' because the final 't' is doubled.

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What happens to the word 'commit' when adding 'ed'?

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The word becomes 'committed' because the final 't' is doubled.

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What happens to the word 'permit' when adding 'ed'?

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The word becomes 'permitted' because the final 't' is doubled.

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Give an example of a word that follows the Doubling Rule.

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'hop' becomes 'hopped' when adding 'ed'.

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a speech sound that is not a vowel. Examples include 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f', etc.

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a speech sound that is one of the letters a, e, i, o, u (and sometimes y).