Doubling the Consonants - PowerPoint

The English Teaching Resources titled "Doubling the Consonants" provides a comprehensive guide for students to understand and apply the rule of doubling consonants when adding suffixes such as ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ to words. The objective is twofold: firstly, to help students comprehend the rule regarding the use of suffixes and the doubling of consonants, and secondly, to enable them to use this rule effectively in their written work. The educational material presents examples such as the transformation of the word ‘pop’ into ‘popping’ and ‘popped’, clearly illustrating when and how to double the final consonant of a word.

Further clarity is provided on the distinction between short and long vowel sounds, which is crucial to determining when to double consonants. Short vowel sounds, as found in words like ‘pat’, ‘pit’, ‘pot’, and ‘put’, trigger the doubling rule when they precede a single consonant. In contrast, long vowel sounds, such as those in ‘cake’, ‘bike’, ‘home’, and ‘cute’, do not necessitate consonant doubling. The resources include practical exercises where students complete tables by adding the correct suffixes to root verbs, reinforcing their understanding of the rule. Additionally, students are challenged to identify verbs with short vowel sounds and create sentences where they apply the doubling rule, further cementing their grasp of this important aspect of English spelling.