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Bbk_agp Posted 14 years ago
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Why "bigger" has two "g"? What is the rule?

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Why "bigger" has two "g"? What is the rule?

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It is a closed syllable and not to leave it open we should double the last consonant: big-bigger, run-runner, stop-stopped and so on.

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  • It is a closed syllable and not to leave it open we should double the last consonant: big-bigger, run-runner, stop-stopped and so on.
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It is a closed syllable and not to leave it open we should double the last consonant: big-bigger, run-runner, stop-stopped and so on.
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Bbk_agpWhy does "bigger" have two "g"s? What is the rule?
The most useful rule is to double the final consonant and add "er" when the last three letters are consonant ( b ), vowel ( i ), consonant ( g ). If you are not sure what consonants and vowels ar
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Why we don't double w in lower even the root contains consonant vowel consonant
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Bbk_agpWhy does "bigger" have two "g"s? What is the rule?

The g is doubled to keep the i short.

With a single g, the i would be long, like it is in tiger

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