Practise and apply doubling the consonant in contrasting words | English

Starter quiz

Identify the words that contain short vowel sounds.
- cube
- cup ✓
- follow ✓
- home
What happens to the word 'flat' when we add the suffix -en?
- It becomes 'flaten'.
- It becomes 'flattin'.
- It becomes 'flatten'. ✓
- It becomes 'flatin'.
Which of these rules applies when the suffix -est is added to 'hot'?
- Just add -est.
- Remove the 't' and add -est.
- Double the consonant and add -est. ✓
Which word is spelled correctly with a double consonant after a short vowel sound?
- shoping
- shopping ✓
- shoppin
- shopin
Complete the following sentence: 'We often double the consonant when ...'
- the word ends with a vowel.
- the word starts with a consonant.
- the word has a long vowel sound in the middle.
- the word has a short vowel sound in the middle. ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was a perticuler book that she was looking for.'
- peritcular
- particular ✓
- particuler
- particcular

Identify the words which are spelt correctly.
- folow
- follow ✓
- getting ✓
- geting
Complete the following sentence: 'Contrasting words are ...'
- words that have double consonants.
- words that are spelt similarly but have different meanings. ✓
- words that have opposite meanings.
- words the rhyme with each other.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'What would you like for your dinnar tonight?'
- diner
- dinnir
- dinner ✓
- dinnur
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The lemon tasted biter.'
- 'bitter' ✓
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Can you remembar where we parked the car?'
- rembember
- remeber
- remmember
- remember ✓
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: 'You need his adress to send a letter.'
- addres
- address ✓
- adres
- adresse

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When there are two of the same consonants beside each other, we call this a double consonant.
Double consonants are often found after short vowel sounds.
Contrasting words are pairs or sets of words that have very similar spellings.
Contrasting words are often different because one has a double consonant, which impacts the pronunciation of the word.
How to spell the curriculum words: remember, medicine and address.

Pupils might assume that every word with a short vowel sound should have a double consonant.

Explain to pupils that this is not always the case and give them examples of words such as 'hot' not 'hott' and 'shut' not 'shutt'.

Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
Vowel - a speech sound produced with an open mouth
Noun - words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'cat', 'school' or 'love'
Origin - where something starts
Syllable - a speech sound produced with an open mouth