Short Vowel Suffixes
English Language: KS3, topic 1.3.2
Doubling the Final Consonant
When a word ends in a short vowel sound and a consonant, you need to double the final consonant before adding a suffix that starts with a vowel.
Hop
- Hop → hopping.
- Hop → hopped.
Forget and forgot
- Forget → forgetting.
- Forgot → forgotten.
Shop
- Shop → shopping.
- Shop → shopped.
Chat
- Chat → chatting.
- Chat → chatted.
Begin
- Begin → beginner.
- Begin → beginning.
Test yourself on Short Vowel Suffixes
Which word should go in the gap?
I went to the pool today to go ____.Which words do you double the final consonant BEFORE adding a suffix? (e.g. Run = ruNNing)
Which word should go in the gap?
She has never done ballet before. She is a ____.Which word should go in the gap?
Mrs Smith is annoyed with me because I keep ____ my pencil case.