What should you do to the last letter of a word with a short vowel and consonant before adding 'ing'?

Doubling Letters in Word Formation

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3rd - 5th Grade
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Jackson Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Double the last letter
Change the last letter to 'e'
Add 's' to the end
Remove the last letter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following letters should never be doubled?
B and X
X and W
B and W
X and Y
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the word 'run' when you add 'ing'?
Run
Running
Runing
Runned
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a word where the last letter is doubled before adding 'ing'?
Ring
Swim
Hop
Skip
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the correct form of 'big' when adding 'ing'?
Biging
Bigging
Biggie
Biging
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rule for adding 'ing' to a word with a short vowel and consonant?
Add 'e' to the end
Remove the last letter
Change the last letter to 'y'
Double the last letter
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following words should not have its last letter doubled before adding 'ing'?
Hop
Run
Fix
Swim
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the correct form of 'rich' when adding 'es'?
Riches
Richs
Richer
Riching
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