Exploring Double Letters in English Words

Why is it important to learn about double letters?

• To improve handwriting

• To enhance vocabulary

• To help with pronunciation and spelling

• To learn new words

In the word 'cook', what sound do the double letters make?

• Long u sound

• Long a sound

• Long e sound

• Long o sound

Which word has double letters that make the long e sound?

• Food

• Knee

• Broom

• Smooth

In the word 'button', how are the double letters pronounced?

• As a single consonant

• As a silent letter

• In each syllable

• As one long vowel

Which word has double letters pronounced in each syllable?

• Smooth

• Queen

• Pillow

• Cook

When adding a suffix to a word ending in a consonant, what should you do?

• Double the last consonant

• Remove the last consonant

• Change the last consonant

• Add an extra vowel

What happens to the word 'chop' when adding the suffix 'ing'?

• It becomes 'choping'

• It becomes 'chop'

• It becomes 'chopping'

• It becomes 'choped'

Which word shows the correct use of doubling the consonant before adding 'er'?

• Big

• Biggest

• Bigger

• Biger

Which double letter makes the 'f' sound?

• zz

• ss

• ll

• ff

In the word 'dress', what sound do the double letters make?

• e

• s

• r

• d