Doubling the Final Consonant

These words all have one syllable.

They all end in just one consonant.

They all have just one vowel before the final consonant.

They all need the final consonant doubled before adding an ending like -ing, -ed, -er, -est, -y, or -ist.

begin

control

forgot

These words all end in one consonant, have just one vowel before the final consonant, and the second syllable is accented, or spoken with greater force, than the first syllable.

begin+er=beginner

control+er=controller

forget+ing=forgetting

return+ed=returned (The final syllable, turn, ends in two consonants)

travel+er+traveler (The final syllable is not accented)

repeat+ed=repeated (Two vowels come before the consonant)

forget+ful=forgetful (The ending begins with a consonant)