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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Doubling Rule
I need to explain to my 7 year old daughter why read + ing is not readding. Her instructions say:
So to her little mind it should be "readding" and no matter what explanations I give I will not be right. What are the rules and how can I explain this homework?
Thank you in advance.
- Check the words that end with a silent e or one vowel and one consonant.
- Check the Vowel Suffixes
- If you have two check marks, drop the silent e or double the final consonant before adding the suffix.
So to her little mind it should be "readding" and no matter what explanations I give I will not be right. What are the rules and how can I explain this homework?
Thank you in advance.
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R ead ends with 2 vowels and a consonant; it must end with only one vowel and one consonant, like pad, run, infer , I suppose. To be honest, however, I have never heard such a rote set of rules; I simply add the repeat consonant if I wish to maintain the short vowel sound of the base word.
- R ead ends with 2 vowels and a consonant; it must end with only one vowel and one consonant, like pad, run, infer , I suppose.
- To be honest, however, I have never heard such a rote set of rules; I simply add the repeat consonant if I wish to maintain the short vowel sound of the base word.
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Read ends with 2 vowels and a consonant; it must end with only one vowel and one consonant, like pad, run, infer, I suppose.
To be honest, however, I have never heard such a rote set of rules; I simply add the repeat consonant if I wish to maintain the short vowel sound of the base word.
To be honest, however, I have never heard such a rote set of rules; I simply add the repeat consonant if I wish to maintain the short vowel sound of the base word.
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The doubling rules are not exactly simple so I can sympathize.
Further, I don't understand this complicated check-box system. It seems even more complex than need be, but note this instruction:
Check the words that end with a silent e or one vowel and one consonant.
read ends in two vowels and a consonant: e - a - d
To end in one
Further, I don't understand this complicated check-box system. It seems even more complex than need be, but note this instruction:
Check the words that end with a silent e or one vowel and one consonant.
read ends in two vowels and a consonant: e - a - d
To end in one
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