Doubling Letters in Word Formation

The video tutorial explains how to add suffixes to words, focusing on the rule of doubling the last consonant in words with a short vowel followed by a consonant, such as 'run' and 'hop', before adding suffixes like 'ing' or 'ed'. It highlights exceptions to this rule, such as not doubling 'x' or 'w'. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these rules and exceptions, ensuring a clear understanding of when to apply them.

What should you do to the last letter of a word with a short vowel and consonant before adding 'ing'?

• Double the last letter

• Change the last letter to 'e'

• Add 's' to the end

• Remove the last letter

Which of the following letters should never be doubled?

• B and X

• X and W

• B and W

• X and Y

What happens to the word 'run' when you add 'ing'?

• Run

• Running

• Runing

• Runned

Which of the following is an example of a word where the last letter is doubled before adding 'ing'?

• Ring

• Swim

• Hop

• Skip

What is the correct form of 'big' when adding 'ing'?

• Biging

• Bigging

• Biggie

• Biging

What is the rule for adding 'ing' to a word with a short vowel and consonant?

• Add 'e' to the end

• Remove the last letter

• Change the last letter to 'y'

• Double the last letter

Which of the following words should not have its last letter doubled before adding 'ing'?

• Hop

• Run

• Fix

• Swim

What is the correct form of 'rich' when adding 'es'?

• Riches

• Richs

• Richer

• Riching