...the word to form one syllable. Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, which end with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, ^double the final consonant, when they have an affix beginning with a vowel; as, begin, beginner; rob, robber ; remit, remittance...

...names аз Taylor, Smyth, &c. П. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant,^ when they take an additional syllable beginning with a vowel ; as BEG, beg-^ed, beg-ying, beg-yar ;...

...Gaiety, said, paid, laid. 441. V. — Words of one syllable, or which are accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the consonant on receiving an augment ; as, Star, starry ; hot, hotter ; put, putting ; begin, beginning...

...delay-ing, allay, all«y-ed. EXCEPTIONS — Said, paid, laid, staid, daily. IX. Words of one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double the consonant before a vowel augment — shrub, shrubby ; red, redder ; bog, bofltcy • gum, gummy ; skin,...

...before the y, the y is . changed into i before er and est, as happy, happi-er, happi-est. Adjectives ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double the consonant in the comparative and superlative, as fit, fitter, fittest ; wet, wetter, wettest ; fat,...

...or trieth. Tried. Trying. EULE III. Verbs accented on the last syllable, and verbs of one syllable, ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant before the terminations est, eth, ed, ing ; but never before s — thus, allot, allottest, allotteth, allots,...

...HULK I. — Monosyllables— and words of more than one syllable accented on the last syllable — ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant on receiving a new syllable beginning with a vowel; but z and /tare not doubled. Examples — begin,...

...employ, accompany, victory. II. Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant when they take an additional syllable beginning with a vowel." Tl>i> rule is exemplified by the formation...

...traffic, trafficking ; mimic, mimicking. 5. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant, on taking a suffix beginning with a vowel ; as, glad, gladden ; bey, beggar ; begin, beginning ; rebel,...

...shiper, shoped, skipps, sobeth, super, thjner. RULE II. Words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant before an affix beginning with a vowel. EXAMPLES. EXERCISES. Add eth, est, ing, ed, er, able, ance, ence, or...