Spelling & Pronunciation Rules - with Michelle

source: Learn English with Let's Talk    2016年12月26日
Spelling & Pronunciation Rules you probably missed out in school - English pronunciation lesson for beginners.
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SPELLING RULES –
Rule #1
Whenever there is a 1 syllable word, ending in 1 vowel and 1 consonant, then the last consonant is doubled.
For example:
• Big- Biggest,
• Short- Shorter,
• Run- Running,
• Stop-Stopped
Exceptions: We don't double up the final consonant when it's w, x or y
For example: Wowed, Xeroxing, Praying

Rule #2
When 1st syllable is stressed, ends with 1 vowel and followed by 1 consonant then the last consonant is not doubled.
For Example:
• ENTer- Entered
• LISten – Listening
• SIMple- Simpler
• QUIet – Quietest

Rule #3
When 2nd syllable is stressed, ends with 1 vowel, and followed by 1 consonant then the last consonant is stressed:
For example:
• prefer (preFER) - preferring/preferred
• begin (beGIN) - beginning, beginner
• regret (reGRET) - regretting
• occur (oCUR) - occurred, occurring