Word study contracts are due on 9/11/09

BASIC SPELLING RULE:

DOUBLE THE FINAL CONSONANT

Double the final consonant when a word ends with a single consonant following one vowel, or when a word consists of two syllables and the last syllable is accented both before and after adding the suffix.

1.  jogger

2.  propelled

3.  admitting

4.  preferred

5.  shopping

6.  hopping

7.  regretted

8.  setting

9.  omitted

10. stopped

11. dropped

12. beginning

13. hidden

14. runner

15. forgettable