Double a consonant before adding -ed and -ing to a verb

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create a -ING -ED form of: stop
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stopping stopped
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant.
create a -ING -ED form of: rob
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robbing robbed
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant.
create a -ING -ED form of: sit
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sitting sitted
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant.
create a -ING -ED form of: set
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setting -
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant.
create a -ING -ED form of: start
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starting started
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant. | We do not double the final letter when a word ends in two consonants (-rt, -rn, etc.):
create a -ING -ED form of: burn
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burning burned
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant. | We do not double the final letter when a word ends in two consonants (-rt, -rn, etc.):
create a -ING -ED form of: play
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playing played
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant. | We do not double w or y at the end of words
create a -ING -ED form of: snow
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snowing snowed
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant. | We do not double w or y at the end of words
create a -ING -ED form of: begin
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beginning -
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.
create a -ING -ED form of: prefer
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preferring preferred
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.
create a -ING -ED form of: listen
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listening listed
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.
create a -ING -ED form of: happen
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happening happened
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.
create a -ING -ED form of: fulfil
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fulfilling fulfilled
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.
create a -ING -ED form of: limit
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limiting limited
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.
create a -ING -ED form of: upset
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upsetting -
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.
create a -ING -ED form of: target
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targeting targeted
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.
create a -ING -ED form of: forbid
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forbidding -
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.
create a -ING -ED form of: wait
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waiting waited
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.
create a -ING -ED form of: travel
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travelling travelled
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter. In British English TRAVEL is an exception
create a -ING -ED form of: cancel
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cancelling cancelled
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter. In British English CANCEL is an exception
create a -ING -ED form of: panick
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panicking panicked
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.

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