Words with Double Consonants

    It can be difficult to hear double consonants when a word is said aloud – especially if the word has only one syllable – but both consonants must be used when writing the word. Double consonants are frequently found in words which have a suffix added to them.

When to double a consonant before adding -ed and -ing to a verb
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant *	stop rob sit	stopping, stopped robbing, robbed sitting
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.	beGIN preFER	beginning preferring, preferred
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.	LISten HAPpen	listening, listened happening, happen
In British English, travel and cancel are exceptions to this rule: travel, travelling, travelled; cancel, cancelling, cancelled. * We do not double the final letter when a word ends in two consonants (-rt, -rn, etc.): start – starting, started; burn - burn, burned * We do not double the final letter when two vowels come directly before it: remain – remaining, remained * We do not double w or y at the end of words: play – playing, played; snow - snowing, snowed

     But sometimes double consonants are not subject to rules and frequently appear representing one sound. For example, you hear the sound /f/ one time in different and the sound /p/ one time in supper.  Spelling City has brought a list of good words that are frequently used. And to insist on the spelling of these words, World Unscramble activity is very appropriate.

-I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
-I prefer butter instead of margarine.
-It is common to say hello when greeting someone.
-One American dollar equals 100 cents.
-I see my reflection in the silvery mirror.
-The unexpected noise was sudden and abrupt.
-A long-eared rabbit hops and eats carrots.
-He unfastened the top button on his shirt.
-The teacher taught a math lesson on fractions.
-The arrow on the sing pointed up.




      Now you've got here another list of words with double consonants:
silly; jolly; happy; dinner; supper; messy; funny; hippo; little; apple; skipping; hopping; pollen;  flapping; hissing; summer; coffee; running; popping; sudden; wrapping; occur; written; stopped; lettuce; bubble; arrest; address; comma; puzzled