SV + 2C
So how does this work?
Many students over many years have learned the rule
When you have an adjective of one or two syllables ending with CVC - consonant vowel consonant - you double the last consonant and add ER. Example: big - bigger.
Gramatica would like to suggest a better and stronger rule. This rule uses sounds, and the sound chart below is useful here.
SV + 2C (short vowel + 2 consonants)
This rule works not only with er, but also with ed, ing, ish, est, and y. Follow the Process in the chart below with your own examples.
It is interesting that the SV + 2C Rule also works in reverse.
For example, if a student sees the word hopping for first time and isn't quite sure of the vowel sound. Since the word hopping has two consonants pp before the suffix ing, the vowel sound o is almost certainly a short vowel.
The word hoping, on the other hand, has a single consonant p before the suffix ing, so the vowel sound o is almost certainly a long vowel.
When you have an adjective of one or two syllables ending with CVC - consonant vowel consonant - you double the last consonant and add ER. Example: big - bigger.
Gramatica would like to suggest a better and stronger rule. This rule uses sounds, and the sound chart below is useful here.
SV + 2C (short vowel + 2 consonants)
This rule works not only with er, but also with ed, ing, ish, est, and y. Follow the Process in the chart below with your own examples.
It is interesting that the SV + 2C Rule also works in reverse.
For example, if a student sees the word hopping for first time and isn't quite sure of the vowel sound. Since the word hopping has two consonants pp before the suffix ing, the vowel sound o is almost certainly a short vowel.
The word hoping, on the other hand, has a single consonant p before the suffix ing, so the vowel sound o is almost certainly a long vowel.
Gramatica
