Spellingsuffix 4A
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That's the question. This is an area where lots of good spellers are unsure. So, let's look at the problem. If, for example, we want to write the word plan + ing, is it planing or planning? Do we leave the base word alone or do we double the n? Are we planing a trip to China or planning a trip? Luckily there's a very useful pattern to help us. It might sound complicated at first but it's one of the most useful patterns to know about. If the base word has:
one short vowel
Sounds complicated doesn't it? But some examples will help: slip has one syllable, one short vowel (i) and one consonant (p) at the end so:
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