Here's a breakdown:
* Verbs: Words that describe actions or states of being.
* Final consonant: The last letter in a word that is a consonant (not a vowel).
* Suffixes: Letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or function.
Examples:
* "Run" becomes "running" (double the "n")
* "Stop" becomes "stopped" (double the "p")
* "Big" becomes "bigger" (double the "g")
This doubling rule applies to verbs that meet specific conditions:
* One-syllable verbs: The verb has only one syllable (like "run", "stop", "big").
* Stressed final syllable: If the verb has more than one syllable, the final syllable must be stressed (like "prefer" becomes "preferred").
* Consonant + vowel + consonant: The verb ends with a consonant followed by a vowel followed by a consonant (like "run", "stop", "big").
Exceptions:
* "X" and "W" are not doubled: "fix" becomes "fixing", "saw" becomes "sawing".
* "Y" at the end of a word: "carry" becomes "carrying", "cry" becomes "crying" (unless it's followed by a vowel, like "play" becomes "playing").
Understanding these rules can help you spell verbs correctly in different forms.