To DOUBLE or NOT

How do you know if you should double the final consonant?

• The vowel sound is long.

• There is a vowel team.

• It looks right.

• There is one syllable, one vowel that is short, and one final consonant.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

What is the correct spelling for plant + ed?

• plantted

• planted

• plainted

• plantid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the correct way to spell run + ing?

• runing

• runin

• running

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the correct way to spell eat + ing?

• eatting

• eating

• eatin

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the correct way to spell jog + ed?

• jogd

• joged

• gogged

• jogged

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the correct way to spell grant + ed?

• granted

• grantted

• grantd

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

What is the correct way to spell jump + ed?

• jumpt

• jumpped

• jumped

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Hiting is spelled correctly.

• Yes, it is correct.

• No, it is incorrect because the vowel is long.

• No, it is incorrect because it is one syllable, there is one vowel, and only one final consonant, so I must double the final t and the correct spelling is hitting.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

What is the base word of running?

• run

• runn

• running

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is the base word of planted?

• planted

• plante

• plan

• plant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E