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Guzhao67 Posted 14 years ago
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HI: i'm working on english verb conjugation, and I find that most rules are in fact in accordance with the requirement of pronunciation. but i'm not sure about the conclusion. To confirm my hypothesis, i have a question about pronunciation: take "sob" and "drop" as example, if we didn't double the final letter, how "sobed" and "droped" would be pronounced? which syllable is emphasized? thank you very much
  

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Doubling the consonant is generally a sign that the preceding vowel is short. A vowel before a single consonant is generally long. "

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  • Doubling the consonant is generally a sign that the preceding vowel is short.
  • A vowel before a single consonant is generally long.
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Doubling the consonant is generally a sign that the preceding vowel is short. A vowel before a single consonant is generally long. So "sobed" (there's actually no such word as this) would be rhyme with "robed," as in: "He was robed in fine velvet robes." "Droped" (no such word as this) would rhyme with "groped," as in: "He groped his way through the darkened room."
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