Learning English Vocabulary
Words with double letters
Aug 21, 2023
Catherine and Finn discuss words with double letters, spelling rules, and the rule of doubling consonants after short vowel sounds. They share a tip for learning vocabulary and engage in a quiz.
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Quick takeaways
- Final consonant is doubled before adding ING or ED when the final three letters of a verb are consonant, vowel, consonant.
- Short vowel sounds often lead to doubling the consonant after it, resulting in words like 'happy', 'opportunity', and 'brilliant'.
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Spelling rules for verbs
One of the spelling rules discussed in the podcast is that if the final three letters of a verb are consonant, vowel, consonant, the final consonant is doubled before adding ING or ED. For example, 'get' becomes 'getting' with double T, and 'begin' becomes 'beginning' with double N.
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