Double Consonant Words

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What is a double consonant?

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A double consonant is when the same consonant letter appears twice in a row in a word, like in 'butter'.

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Give an example of a word with double consonants.

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'Letter' is an example of a word with double consonants.

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How do you spell the word for a small button used to fasten clothes?

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The correct spelling is 'button'.

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What is the correct spelling of the word that means a meal in the evening?

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The correct spelling is 'dinner'.

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What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to a type of flexible material used in shoes?

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The correct spelling is 'rubber'.

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Choose the correct spelling: scatter, scater, scatre.

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The correct spelling is 'scatter'.

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Choose the correct spelling: potter, poter, potre.

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The correct spelling is 'potter'.

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What do we call a word that has two of the same consonant next to each other?

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We call it a word with double consonants.

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Why do we use double consonants in some words?

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We use double consonants to show that the vowel before them is short, like in 'kitten'.

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What is the rule for doubling consonants when adding endings like -ing or -ed?

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If a one-syllable word ends in a single vowel followed by a consonant, we double the consonant before adding -ing or -ed.