Doubling consonants before -ing, -ed

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a 🐕 dog. When the dog runs, it goes 'pat pat pat'. Now watch what happens when we add -ing!

2. 2

   What happens to the last letter in 'pat' when we add -ing?

3. 3

   Let's do one together: 'hop' + 'ed' 🐸

4. 4

   Tap the letters you need to spell 'patting' 🐾

5. 5

   Which is the correct spelling for 'hop' + 'ing'? 🐸

6. 6

   Now build 'stopped' 🚦 — remember to double the 'p'!

7. 7

   What is the rule? When you add -ing or -ed to a word with a short vowel sound…