 | William W. Smith - English language - 1873 - 346 pages
...Man man'ned Dig dig'ging Rob rob'ber Fib flb'bing Stab stab'bing Gab gab'ble Trod trod'den Rule V. "Words accented on the last syllable, when they end...consonant preceded by a single vowel, double their final letter before a suffix that begins with a vowel. NOTE 1. — The accent of the derivative must continue... | |
 | William Swinton - Spellers - 1873 - 170 pages
...into an i before a suffix. Example : joy + less = joyless. RULE V. — Doubling. Words of one syllable (monosyllables), and words accented on the last syllable,...with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, or by a vowel after qn, double their final letter before an additional syllable that begins with a... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1874 - 142 pages
...odd, eyg, inn, err, burr, purr, yarr, butt, buzz, fuzz, and some proper names. RULE III. — DOUBLING. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable,...with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, or by a vowel after qu, double their final consonant before an additional syllable that begins with... | |
 | Asa Hollister Craig - Examinations - 1878 - 296 pages
...acknowledge, argue, awe, due, judge, lodge, true, and whole, silent e is not retained. RULE III. — Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable,...consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double their final consonants before a suffix that begins with a vowel ; as baggage, spotted, beginner. RULE IV. — The... | |
 | Asa Hollister Craig - Examinations - 1879 - 360 pages
...argue, awe, due, judge, lodge, true, and whole, silent e is not retained. RULE III.—Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, when they...consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double their final consonants before a suffix that begins with a vowel; as baggage, spotted, beginner. RULE IV.—The... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton McGuffey - English - 1879 - 154 pages
...s«rap^d In other words formed by the affix ed, the last letter is doubled in words of one syllable, or in words accented on the last syllable, when they end...with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel; as, wed, wed'ded. If the word ends in any other consonant than d or t, the e in ed becomes silent,... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - Business - 1879 - 398 pages
...BUTT, BUZZ, and some proper nami s. 3. Words of one syllable, and words accented on the last syllabi.-, when they end with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double tlie final consonant before an additional syllabic beginning with a vowel ; as BOB, ВОВВЕГ. ;... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1851 - 1124 pages
...prefixes; and jay, rag, in, bur, and but, are other words that conform to the rule. RULE III. — DOUBLING. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable,...with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, or by a vowel after qu, double their final consonant before an additional syllable that begins with... | |
 | English grammar - 1880 - 168 pages
...(and we have single r) ; also prefer', preference; refer', reference ; &c. III. Generally, words not accented on the last syllable, when they end with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, do not double their final letter before a suffix that begins with a vowel : — offer, offering; buffet,... | |
 | Marshall Train Bigelow - English language - 1881 - 126 pages
...diphthong or double vowel is not doubled ; except in the word guess. II. DOUBLING FINAL CONSONANTS.. 1. Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, when they end with a single consonant (except h or x) preceded by a single vowel or by qu, double the final consonant before an additional... | |
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Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, when they end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double their final consonant before an additional syllable that begins with a vowel : as, rob, robber ; permit, permitt,ng. 
