Question

For which of the following do you need to double the final consonant before adding the suffix?

climb + -er

search + -ing

drop + -ed

Answer 1

Drop + -ed will become dropped

Step-by-step explanation:

climber, searching, dropped

Answer 2

Drop + -ed

Step-by-step explanation:

Climb + -er is climber, correct.

Search + -ing is searching, correct.

Drop + -ed, is droped, incorrect.

Therefore, you must add another p after drop and then the -ed.