 | Marcius Willson - 1864 - 176 էջ
...RULES FOR SPELLING. RULE I. Words of one syllabic, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, DOUBLE the final consonant when they take an addition (or suffix) beginning with a vowel; as, rob, rob'bing, robbed, rob'ber y;... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1866 - 200 էջ
...DOUBLING I/ETTEBS. LESSON 291. RtTi,E I.— Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, when ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant on the addition of a syllable beginning with a vowel ; as, sin, sin-ned ; rob, rob-ber. EXAMPLES. stab... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Levina Buoncuore Urbino - 1867 - 218 էջ
...be attributed to them. RULE VIII. Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant when they take an additional syllable beginning with a vowel. Thus permit becomes permit-ted; but expect,... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1869 - 316 էջ
...employ, accompany, victory. II. Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant when they take an additional syllable beginning with a vowel.2 This rule is exemplified by the formation... | |
 | Charles Hartley - 1871 - 90 էջ
...\dll-y; meek, meek-er ; stern, aiern-est. 14. Words of more than one syllable, accented oa the final syllable, ending in a single consonant, preceded by...a single vowel, double the final consonant before a vowel augment ; as, Refer', refer-rcd, referring ; enrol ', eurol-led, enrol-ling ; prefer', prefer-r«^... | |
 | George Cary Eggleston - 1872 - 170 էջ
...exceptions. There are but two of them that I have found of practical value to anybody. One of these is that monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable,...consonant before an addition beginning with a voweL It is a long rule, covering a very short list of words. It may enable a student to avoid spelling such... | |
 | William Lennie - 1872 - 248 էջ
...Past, prayed. Part, praying. RULE III. Verbs acfented on the last syllable, and verbs of one syUable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant before the terminations est, eth, ed, ing ; bid never before s : Thus, Allot, allottest, allots, allotteth,... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1874 - 420 էջ
...RULE I.—Monosyllables—and words of more than one syllable accented on the last syllable—ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant on receiving a new syllable beginning with a vowel; but z and k are not doubled. Examples—begin,... | |
 | James Stormonth - 1876 - 194 էջ
...; Sicily, the two Sicilies. II. — WORDS ENDING IN A SINGLE CONSONANT IT.ECEDED BY A SINGLE TOWEL. Monosyllables, and Words accented on the last syllable,...preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant on receiving a postfix beginning with a vowel : thusbid, bidden, bidding, biddest. beg, beggar, begging,... | |
 | A. M. Trotter - 1878 - 160 էջ
...the y is changed into 1 before er and est ; as, happy, happier, happiest. Obs. 3. Adjectives of one syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant before -er and -eat ; as, hot, hotter, hottest. Obs. 4. Adjectives of two or more syllables are generally... | |
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Words of one syllable or words accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant when adding a suffix beginning with a vowel. 
