ThreeBlessings Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 How do you teach spelling words ending with l when a suffix beginning with a vowel is added? Do you teach all with double l, all with single l, that either is correct for all, or as two lists, some spelled correctly with single l, some double l? Ack! I've always thought I was decent speller, but I swear it has me pulling my hair lately, lol. Examples- counsel quarrel level ravel revel carol dial cancel tunnel chisel panel shovel equal pencil How would you teach spelling these when adding -ed and -ing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 It's a long rule, according to Spalding: Words of one syllable, ending in one consonant, which only have one vowel before this last consonant (like "hop"), require that we add another consonant like the last one before adding an ending that begins with a vowel. Examples: run--running stop--stopping flat--flatten Words of two syllables also require another consonant before adding an ending which begins with a vowel, if the accent is on the last syllable. Examples: ad.mit--admittance ac.quit--acquittal oc.cur--occurring But... en.ter--entering pro.fit--profiting can.cel--canceling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 It's a long rule, according to Spalding: Words of one syllable, ending in one consonant, which only have one vowel before this last consonant (like "hop"), require that we add another consonant like the last one before adding an ending that begins with a vowel. Examples: run--running stop--stopping flat--flatten Words of two syllables also require another consonant before adding an ending which begins with a vowel, if the accent is on the last syllable. Examples: ad.mit--admittance ac.quit--acquittal oc.cur--occurring But... en.ter--entering pro.fit--profiting can.cel--canceling So would none of the words in the OP need a double l as the accent falls on the first syllable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It's confusing because most of the words are commonly spelled both ways, though the "l" variants are more common in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SpNeo/Spelling_Guide#-ll-.2C_-l- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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