Question

. In the word hammering, why is the final consonant not doubled before adding the suffix?

because the stress is on the first syllable of the base word hammer
because the suffix begins with a vowel
because the base word is x or w
because the base word does not end in consonant + vowel + consonant

Answer 1

A: because the stress is on the first syllable of the base word hammer

Step-by-step explanation:

Before adding the suffix in the word hammering the final consonant is not doubled because there is a rule that determines that root words with more than one syllable should not have a doubled consonant if its last syllable is not stressed. This is the case of the word hammer. Other examples are: happening, listening etc.

Answer 2

In the word hammering the reason that the final consonant is not doubled before adding the suffix is because the suffix begins with a vowel. The rule says that you double the final consonant before y or before a suffix beginning with a vowel in a word of one syllable that ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel.

Answer: B) because the suffix begins with a vowel

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