Consonant Doubling and Spelling Rules

The video tutorial by Alex covers the rules for doubling consonants in one and two-syllable words when changing them into comparative, superlative, progressive, or past forms. It explains the CBC rule for one-syllable words, where the last consonant is doubled if the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. For two-syllable words, the stress rule is applied: if the stress is on the first syllable, the last consonant is not doubled; if on the second, it is doubled. An exception is noted for words ending in Q-U-I, where the last consonant is doubled due to the sound pattern.

What forms do the rules for doubling consonants apply to?

• Imperative, subjunctive, and infinitive

• Present, future, and conditional

• None of the above

• Comparative, superlative, progressive, and past

What does the CBC rule stand for?

• Consonant-bowel-consonant-vowel

• Consonant-vowel-consonant

• Consonant-bowel-consonant

• Consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel

Which of the following words follows the CBC rule?

• Run

• Stop

• Play

• Jump

How do you form the superlative of 'big'?

• Bigest

• Biggest

• Biger

• Bigerest

What is the correct spelling for the progressive form of 'drip'?

• Dripping

• Driping

• Dripingg

• Dripp

Which of the following words does not follow the CBC rule?

• Big

• Drip

• Stop

• Play

What is the correct spelling for the past form of 'stop'?

• Stopped

• Stoped

• Stopt

• Stopp

What is the correct spelling for the superlative form of 'big'?

• Biggest

• Bigerest

• Biger

• Bigest

What happens to the last letter of a two-syllable word when the stress is on the first syllable?

• It is doubled

• It is not doubled

• It is replaced with a vowel

• It is removed

Which of the following words has stress on the first syllable?

• Equip

• Begin

• Admit

• Enter