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English VocabularyDoubling final consonantsThe final consonant of a word is sometimes doubled before adding
stop stopped Which consonants are doubled?We double the following letters.
b: rub rubbing Notes We only double consonants that come at the end of the word. Compare:
hop hopping We only double the final consonant when the word ends in a vowel + consonant.
fat fatter We only double final consonants in stressed syllables. We do not double final consonants in longer words that end in unstressed syllables.
up set up setting In British English, we double l at the end of a word after one vowel letter, even in unstressed syllables.
travel travelling In American English, words like this are normally spelt with one l: traveling |
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