...toil, — toiler ; equal, — equaling. RULE 9. — Words of more than one syllable terminating with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, with the accent on the first syllable, do not double the consonant when they take an additional syllable ; as ; offer, —...

...a consonant ? What when it ends in y, immediately preceded by a vowel? What when the infinitive of one syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel ? What when the infinitive of more than one syllable has the accent on the last ? What when the accent...

...particular principle. Thus, suppose the object of an exercise be to illustrate the rule, that " Verbs of one syllable, ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, — and verbs of more than one syllable, ending hi the same manner and accented on the last syllable,...

...steamer speaker preacher teach paint teaching painting sleeping sleep troop trooper rain raining Rule IX. Words of more than one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and having the accent on the last syllable, double that consonant when a .syllable is added beginning...

...joy-ous ; delay, 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,...

...consonant, on assuming ing or ed; as, Defer, deferring, deferred; Acquit, acquitting, acquitted. Verbs of more than one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and not accented on the last syllable, do NOT double the final consonant, on assuming ing ; as, Eecover,...

...before it, do not double the consonant in derivatives ; as, sleep, sleepy ; troop, trooper. 1675. АП words of more than one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and accented on the last syllable, double that consonant in derivatives ; as fomimt, committee ; compel,...

...consonant, on assuming ing or ed; as, Defer, deferring, deferred ; Acquit, acquitting, acquitted. Verbs of more than one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and not accented on the last syllable do NOT double the final consonant on assuming ing ; as, Recover,...

...consonant, on assuming ing or ed; as, Defer, deferring, deferred ; Acquit, acquitting, acquitted. Verbs of more than one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and not accented on the last syllable do NOT double the final consonant on assuming ing ; as, Recover,...

...before it, do not double the consonant in derivatives; as, sleep, sleepy; troop, trooper. 1675. All words of more than one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, and accented on the last syllable, double that consonant in derivatives; as, commit, committee; compel,...