Rules when using a double consonant before ***

When a monosyllabic words ends in a vowel followed by consonant, it dobles the consonant. I hope it helps.

As Maj says, monosyllabic words ending with a consonant inmediatelly after a single vowel double the last consonant when a suffix like "ing" or "ed" is added. Thus, we write "sitting" and "canned". However, this also applies to two-syllable words which stress goes on the last syllable: beGIN => beginning.

In the case of "cry", this one doesn't follow the rule because is a verb endi

REALLY???? SO WHAT ABOUT THE VERB TO SHOW;;;;ITS NO T RIGHT TO SAY HE´S SHOWWING SOMETHIING TO ME!!! SO WHATS THE EXPLANANTION TO THAT!!!??????

RaulAs Maj says, monosyllabic words ending with a consonant inmediatelly after a single vowel double the last consonant when a suffix like "ing" or "ed" is added. Thus, we write "sitting" and "canned". However, this also applies to

AnonymousREALLY???? SO WHAT ABOUT THE VERB TO SHOW;;;;ITS NO T RIGHT TO SAY HE´S SHOWWING SOMETHIING TO ME!!! SO WHATS THE EXPLANANTION TO THAT!!!??????

Hi Anon
It's not polite to simply shout at people, but that's what you're doing when you type in all CAPITAL letters.
That said, I'd suggest that you read the thread in which whether or not the le

See for the rules.

Do not treat final w or y as a consonant when applying these rules.

CJ

0Interresting. I'm not questioning the rule you've posted. But how about the word "commit"? Is it really monosyllabic? I'm not a native English speaker, but I'd think it consist of two syllables "com" and "mit". Or didn't I get the meaning of monsyllabic?0-

0It would be helpful for you to re-read the rules in the link posted by Jim above. The rules do NOT require the words to be monosyllabic. They also apply to words with more than one syllable. However, you only need to pay attention to the last syllable when applying the rules. To summarize, you double the final consonant under the following conditions:02br
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00The best way to remember when to double the last letter is to remember the “C-V-C rule.”00 00The C-V-C says that if you are adding a suffix (letters added to the end of a word, like the 01b00–ed02b00 in happened) to a word, first look at the last three letters of the word.00 00If

majWhen a monosyllabic words ends in a vowel followed by consonant, it dobles the consonant. I hope it helps.

What about (showing) ?

AnonymousWhat about (showing) ?

Final w in final ow does not count as a consonant.
showing, blowing, knowing, throwing
CJ