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USDict Pronunciation & Vocabulary

#19. Double Up Consonants

Saturday

1. Grabbed/swimmer-ing/repelled/leveled - 1a/1b Taped-Tapped, hoped-hopped, hater-hatter, biter-bitter, diner-dinner, super-supper

14 words

biter /baɪ.t,ər/ bitter /bɪ.t,ər/ diner /daɪ.nər/ dinner /dɪ.nər/ Grabbed /græbd/ hater /heɪ.t,ər/ hatter /hæ.t,ər/ hoped /hou'pt/ hopped /hapt/ leveled /kæn.səld/ repelled /rɪ.peld/ swimmer-ing /swɪ.mər/ Taped /teɪpt/ Tapped /tæpt/

2. Don't double C's - verb endings: Working/attempted/Looking/training/suiting/quitting/Picnicked/Panicked/Cashed/Picked/speaking/Fixing

12 words

attempted /ə.temp.tɪd/ Cashed /kæ.ft/ Fixing /fɪk.sɪn,/ Looking /lu'.kɪn,/ Panicked /pæ.nɪkt/ Picked /pɪkt/ Picnicked /pɪk.nɪ.kt/ quitting /kwɪ.t,ɪn,/ speaking /spi.kɪn,/ suiting /su.t,ɪn,/ training /treɪ.nɪn,/ Working /wɑːr.kɪn,/

3. Word endings have double C's: Staff/stiff/half/beef, Sell/Feel/girl, Boss/Lens, Jazz/Quiz

6 words

beef /bif/ Boss /bɑːs/ half /hæf/ Lens /lenz/ Staff /stæf/ stiff /stɪf/