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When a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending with a silent e the e is kept as a gener?
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Basic rule is you don't drop the e. Here is an example.
love, lovely
rare, rarely
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When a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending with a silent e the e is kept as a general rule.?
Yes, as a general rule the e is kept.
When a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending with a silent e the e is kept as a general rule?
Yes, that is correct. When adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a word ending with a silent "e," the "e" is usually kept to maintain the original pronunciation of the word.
When a suffix other than ing is added to a word ending in a consonant what happens to the y?
When a suffix is added to a word ending in a consonant the y changes to an I.
Words that double the final consonant before the addition of a suffix beginning with a vowel?
beginning, petting, running, stop shop pop
What are some words that double the final consonant before addition of a suffix beginning with a vowel?
redder forgoten
Words that double the final consonant bofore adding the suffix?
When adding a suffix to a word, the final consonant is doubled in cases where the word ends in a single consonant followed by a single vowel. Examples include "stop" becoming "stopping" and "run" becoming "running."
What are some words that double the final consonant before addition of a suffix beginning with a vowel z?
z is not a vowel
How To add the er suffix to words ending in a stressed syllable with one vowel and one consonant?
you need to double the consonant and add er
What happens to the word harmless's base word when suffixes beginning with a consonant are added?
Nothing. The only regular suffixes added to "harm" that begin with consonants are - ful and -less, creating the words harmful (harmfully) and harmless (harmlessness, harmlessly).Some words change their spelling, or double the ending consonant depending on whether the suffix begins with a vowel or consonant, but harm is not one of them.
What are the rules of pluralizing?
yesDo not double the final consonant if the suffix begins with a consonant.If a base word ends in more than one consonant, just add the suffix without changes.If a base word has three or more syllables, donotdouble the final consonant.If a base word has only one syllable and ends in one consonant, double the final consonant.If a base word ending in one consonant has two syllables, and thefirstsyllable gets the accent, donotdouble the final consonant.If a base word ending in one consonant has two syllables, and thesecondsyllable gets the accent, double the final consonant.
Is the name James a vowel consonant e word and is the s a suffix?
The name James is a vowel consonant e word but s is not a suffix.
To spell the word occurrence why is the final consonant doubled before adding the suffix?
Because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant. its what separates the U from the E so it dos'nt make the word sound like (oh-cure-ence)
