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Consonant Doubling Practice

A Grade 1 worksheet focusing on consonant doubling rules for spelling, with various question types.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarSpellingConsonant Doubling
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.D

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ELAGrade 1SpellingConsonant Doubling
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Consonant Doubling Practice

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Read each instruction carefully and complete the activities below. Remember the rule: when a short vowel word has one consonant at the end, we often double the last consonant before adding -ed or -ing.

Complete the words by adding the missing letters. Double the consonant if needed!

1. Run + ing = runn 

2. Hop + ed = hopp 

3. Sit + ing = sitt 

4. Stop + ed = stopp 

Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

1. Which word is spelled correctly?

a

swimmed

b

swimed

c

swimming

d

swiming

2. Which word is spelled correctly?

a

cuting

b

cutting

c

cuted

d

cutted

Read each sentence. Decide if the word is spelled correctly or incorrectly.

1. The word 'sitting' has a doubled consonant.

T

True

F

False

2. We always double the consonant when adding -ing.

T

True

F

False

Add -ing to each word. Remember to double the consonant if needed!

1. dig + ing =

2. jump + ing =

3. clap + ing =

Use the words below to complete the sentences. Each word will be used once.

running
skipped
planned
sitting

1. My dog is   very fast.

2. We   to go to the park.

3. The girl   with joy.

4. I am   on the chair.