Educational worksheet teaching children to double final consonants in words with visual aids and sentence completion exercises.

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Worksheet Title: *Seeing Double (Consonants)*

Objective: Practice the "double consonant" rule in spelling:
> When a word has one short vowel and one final consonant, you double the final consonant before adding an ending like *-ing*, *-ed*, or *-er*.

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Words Given (with pictures):

1. clap
2. drag
3. step
4. sit
5. plan
6. hop
7. grab
8. stop

We need to use these words, correctly applying the double consonant rule when adding endings.

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. The bunny ________ in the grass.

- Looking at the picture: hop → bunny hopping.
- "Hop" ends with one vowel + one consonant → double the consonant before adding *-ing*.
- Hopping → hop + p + ing = hopping

✔ Answer: hopping

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2. She is ________ slowly on the stones.

- Picture: step → someone stepping.
- "Step" → short vowel + final consonant → double the 'p' for *-ing*.
- Stepping

✔ Answer: stepping

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3. The teacher ________ her hands.

- Picture: clap → clapping hands.
- "Clap" → short vowel + final consonant → double 'p' before *-ing*.
- Clapping

✔ Answer: clapping

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4. He was ________ quietly on the floor.

- Picture: sit → sitting.
- "Sit" → short vowel + final consonant → double 't' for *-ing*.
- Sitting

✔ Answer: sitting

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5. The car ________ at the red light.

- Picture: stop → car stopping.
- "Stop" → short vowel + final consonant → double 'p' for *-ing*.
- Stopping

✔ Answer: stopping

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6. We ________ a picnic at the park.

- Picture: plan → planning.
- "Plan" → short vowel + final consonant → double 'n' for *-ing*.
- Planning

✔ Answer: planning

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7. Tim was ________ his heavy bag.

- Picture: drag → dragging a bag.
- "Drag" → short vowel + final consonant → double 'g' for *-ing*.
- Dragging

✔ Answer: dragging

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8. I ________ a treat from the bowl.

- Picture: grab → grabbing something.
- "Grab" → short vowel + final consonant → double 'b' for *-ing*.
- Grabbing

✔ Answer: grabbing

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✔ Final Answers:

1. hopping
2. stepping
3. clapping
4. sitting
5. stopping
6. planning
7. dragging
8. grabbing

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🔍 Explanation of Rule:

This exercise teaches the "double consonant" spelling rule:
- Words with CVC pattern (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) like *clap*, *sit*, *stop* → when adding *-ing*, we double the final consonant to keep the short vowel sound.
- Example: *clap* → *clapping* (not "claping")
- This helps preserve the short vowel sound.

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✔ Completed Worksheet Answer Key:

1. The bunny hopping in the grass.
2. She is stepping slowly on the stones.
3. The teacher clapping her hands.
4. He was sitting quietly on the floor.
5. The car stopping at the red light.
6. We planning a picnic at the park.
7. Tim was dragging his heavy bag.
8. I grabbing a treat from the bowl.

> Note: Sentence 6 uses "was" and "we" — so "planning" is correct as the present participle. The sentence structure implies future or ongoing action.

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