drop hum run If a word Yes! skip has only one syllable Yes! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Say the word and clap the syllables (beats). sad pat drop hum run

If a word… Yes! skip has only one syllable Yes! ends with a single consonant skip and has a single vowel before skip the consonant… Yes! then the consonant is doubled before the suffix (ending) is added.

ski pp ing

Think about this rule and add the endings shown to these words. pat + ing = ? patting sad + = ? sadder er run + = ? runny y

In words of one syllable, that end with a single consonant, with a single vowel before it… double the consonant before adding -ed, -ing, -er, -est and -y. shine