 DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single vowel, or when the accent is not on the last syllable, should remain single before an additional syllable : as, toil, toiling ; visit, visited ; general, generalize.  Exercises for Dictation and Pronunciation - Page 19by Charles Northend - 1865 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1826 - 122 pages
...rob, robber ; permit, permitting. I'M. X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled. RULE iv. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single vowel, or when the accent is not on the laft syllable, should remain single before an additional syllable: as, lull, toiling; visit, visited... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - English language - 1835 - 72 pages
...; as, rob, robber ; permit, permitting. X final, being equivalent to fcs, is never doubled. ROLE 4. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single vowel, or when the accent ii not on the last syllable) ihonld remain tingle before an additional syllable ; as, toil, toiling... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - English language - 1839 - 142 pages
...; as, rob, robber ; permit, permitting. X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled. RULE IV. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...before an additional syllable ; as, toil, toiling ; visit, visited ; general, generalize. But I and s final are often doubled (though improperly), when... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 pages
...admit, admitting. Exc. — X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled. RITLE IV. NO DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...should remain single before an additional syllable: as, fail, failing ; merit, merited; moral, moralize. Exc. — But I and s final are usually doubled, when... | |
 | Albert D. Wright - English language - 1870 - 136 pages
...suffix that begins with a vowel ; as fog foggy ; begin, beginner — x is an exception. RULE iv. — A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...on the last syllable, should remain single before a suffix : toil, toiling ; visit, visited, visiting. RULE v. — Silent «, when the final letter must... | |
 | Albert D. Wright - English language - 1845 - 142 pages
...sufiix that begins with a vowel; as fog; foggy; begin, beginner—a; is an exception. RULTC iv.—A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...on the last syllable, should remain single before a suffix; toil, toiling; risit, visited, visiting. RULE v.—Silent e, when the final letter must be... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1848 - 324 pages
...permit, permitt,ng. Exc. — X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled. RULE IV. — NO DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...before an additional syllable : as, toil, toiling ; visit, visited ; general, generalize. Exc. — But I and s final are usually doubled, (though perhaps... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1851 - 324 pages
...permit, permitting. Exc. — X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled. RULE IV. — NO DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...before an additional syllable : as, toil, toiling ; visit, visited ; general, generalize. Exc. — But I and s final are usually doubled, (though perhaps... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1854 - 120 pages
...permit, permitting. EXCEPTION. X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled RULE IV.—NO DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...is not on the last syllable, should remain single aefore an additional syllable: as, toil, toiling; visit, visited; general, generalize. Exc. But l and... | |
 | William W. Smith - Spellers - 1855 - 312 pages
...root, the final consonant is not always doubled ; as, prefer, preference. RULE PV. — No DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single...before an additional syllable; as, toil, toiling; cheat, cheated; murmur, murmuring. EXCEPTIONS: The final L of words ending in el, must be doubled before... | |
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