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Doubling Rule Spelling Practice

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Doubling Rule Spelling Practice

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📚 WALT: We Are Learning To apply the doubling rule in spelling

Success Criteria: I can identify words that follow the doubling rule and spell them correctly when adding suffixes.

Remember the Doubling Rule: When a one-syllable word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the consonant before adding suffixes like -ing, -ed, -er.

Example: run → running, stop → stopped, big → bigger

📝 Part 1: Identifying Doubling Rule Words

1. Circle the words below that follow the doubling rule when adding suffixes:

Word Bank: sit, jump, run, help, plan, cut, sleep, swim, drop, keep

2. Sort these words into the correct categories:

Words: shop, rain, win, read, hop, chat, boat, grip

Follows Doubling Rule: _______________________________________________

Does NOT Follow Doubling Rule: ___________________________________

3. Complete these spellings by adding the suffix. Apply the doubling rule where needed:

a) stop + ing = _______________

b) plan + ed = _______________

c) big + er = _______________

d) rain + ing = _______________

e) chat + ed = _______________

f) help + ing = _______________

✏️ Part 2: Application and Extension

4. Fill in the gaps with the correctly spelled word (add -ing to the word in brackets):

a) The athlete was _____________ (run) around the track.

b) Mum is _____________ (shop) for groceries.

c) The dog is _____________ (sit) by the door.

d) We are _____________ (swim) at the beach today.

5. Extension Challenge: Write three sentences using words that follow the doubling rule. Underline the doubled consonant words.
6. Reflection: Explain the doubling rule in your own words:

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