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Q: Why are there double consonants in words?
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What words have double consonants bb in the middle?

consonants with BB


Examples of double consonants?

Some words with double consonants are rattle, tattle, cattle, battle, mitten, kitten (the tt in the middle of the word is an example of double consonants)Other words with double consonants are rubble, dabble, ribbed, dabbing (the bb in the middle of the word is an example of double consonants.


What words can have double or single consonants in then?

alot


Is a double consonant and a double syllable the same?

No, a word with two consonants does not necessarily have two syllables too.Some examples of double consonants in two syllable words are:HappyDinnerSummerBubbleSillyAppleCoffee.


What is the rule for dividing words between double consonants?

pattern


Words with double consonants that start with i?

ill eel inference


Can you name Three syllable words with double consonants?

attentionbattlegroundcobblestonediscussionemissionpossession


Words ending with double consonants gg?

Egg is the obvious one


What words have double consonants in the middle and begin with g?

Good Goof Goon Goop


What are junctures?

Syllable junctures are words with double consonants. For example: spell, silly, syllable!


What are all of the double consonants?

Double consonants are two of the same consonants that are next to each other in a word. double consonants in English are dd, ss, pp, ll, cc, tt, mm, nn and rr.


Is divide a double consonants?

No divide is a word.Divide has two lots of consonants that are the same (d,d and i,i ) but they are not together so they are not called double consonantsDropped has double consonants - pp