...by 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...

...the word to form one syllable. Monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, which end with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, ^double the final consonant, when they have an affix beginning with a vowel; as, begin, beginner; rob, robber ; remit, remittance...

...annoyer, annoyance; joy, joyless, joyful." RULE VII. "Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant when they take another syllable beginning with a vowel; as, wit, witty; thin, thinnish;...

...names аз Taylor, Smyth, &c. П. Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant,^ when they take an additional syllable beginning with a vowel ; as BEG, beg-^ed, beg-ying, beg-yar ;...

...some 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,...

...— Gaiety, said, paid, laid. 441. V. — Words of one syllable, or which are accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the consonant on receiving an augment ; as, Star, starry ; hot, hotter ; put, putting ; begin, beginning...

...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, gummy ; skin,...

...Exception 2. Verbs ending in ie omit the e, and change the i into y before ing; as, Tie, tying. • • Verbs of one syllable ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, [or by two vowels, if the first is u,~\ on assuming ing or ed, double the final consonant ; as, Ship,...

...assuming ing or ed ; aa, 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,...