ENGL 003 Lecture 21: Spelling rules - English
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Vowels are : a e i o u . Consonants are : b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z . A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word : Beauty , beautiful ( ful is the suffix ) . Words of one syllable have one vowel and ending in a single consonant double the consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel : Hit + ing = hitting but help , helped ( two consonants ) . Love , lover ( ending in a vowel ) . Qu here is considered as one consonant : quit , quitting . When the final consonant is w , x or y it does not double : Now + ed = nowed box + ing = boxing .
