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Zygis Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
CVC rule
Hello, I want to know (1) which consonants do not follow the CVC rule and are not doubled? Different sites refer to different letters. One site says that: x, w, y, z, according to other: h, j, q, v, w, x, y and so on...... So maybe you could tell me which sequence of letters is true?
(2) Also, do the words with two( or more) syllables and the last syllable stressed follow the CVC rule? Or there is another rule?
(3) I know that we use the CVC rule before endings: -ed, -ing, -er, -est. Maybe there are more of them?
Thanks
(2) Also, do the words with two( or more) syllables and the last syllable stressed follow the CVC rule? Or there is another rule?
(3) I know that we use the CVC rule before endings: -ed, -ing, -er, -est. Maybe there are more of them?
Thanks
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The following letters are not doubled when adding endings: a, c, e, h, i, j, o, q, u, v, w, x, y. In the case of c, the expected cc is written ck. If a word already ends in a doubled letter, no additional doubling is applied.
- The following letters are not doubled when adding endings: a, c, e, h, i, j, o, q, u, v, w, x, y.
- In the case of c, the expected cc is written ck.
- If a word already ends in a doubled letter, no additional doubling is applied.
- For a full account of the rules, see CJ
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The following letters are not doubled when adding endings:
a, c, e, h, i, j, o, q, u, v, w, x, y.
In the case of c, the expected cc is written ck.
If a word already ends in a doubled letter, no additional doubling is applied.
For a full account of the rules, see
CJ
a, c, e, h, i, j, o, q, u, v, w, x, y.
In the case of c, the expected cc is written ck.
If a word already ends in a doubled letter, no additional doubling is applied.
For a full account of the rules, see
CJ
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Hi
The only minor thing I can add is that the first "C" of CVC can be "qu" - this counts as a single consonant for the purposes of the rule
There are only one or two reasons for bearing this in mind..
- "equipped", for example, has a double 'p', even though it looks like a CVVC word
- also, that is why 'z' is not in the non-doubling list: because of: quizzes, qu
The only minor thing I can add is that the first "C" of CVC can be "qu" - this counts as a single consonant for the purposes of the rule
There are only one or two reasons for bearing this in mind..
- "equipped", for example, has a double 'p', even though it looks like a CVVC word
- also, that is why 'z' is not in the non-doubling list: because of: quizzes, qu
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