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HINTS

[Par. 277-279.

277 Doubling Letters.-Rule VII.
If the termination of a word is a consonant preceded by a vowel (e.g. "-it"), then, on receiving an
affix beginning with a vowel (e.g. "-ing "), the final
consonant in the word is doubled (e.g. "-itting"),
provided that the word is a monosyllable (e.g. " sit"),
or a polysyllable accented on the last syllable (e.g.
"remit").
This is in order to preserve the sound. If the
consonant were not doubled, "hop-ping" would be
confused with " hop-ing ": -
(1) Hop, hop-ping; thin, thin-ner; fat, fat-test.
ACCENT ON THE LAST. ACCENT NOT ON THE LAST.
forgetting, remit-iing bracket-ing, debit-ing
infer-ring, refer-ring cover-ing, offer-ing
occur-ring, acquit-ting sever-ing, credit-ing
278 Exceptions to VII - Words ending in d1, although not accented on the last syllable, nevertheless double -1:Travel-ling, -ler; counsel-ling, -/or; revel-ling, -ler;
marvel-ling, -lous; rival-ling; level-led; untrammel-led. Also, worship-ping.
Unparallel-ed is an exception.1
EXERCISES.
279 I. and II. Add as many as possible of the affixes
1 Possibly, owing to the fact that "unparalleled" is of Greek
derivation, containing the Greek long e, it may have been once pronounced "unparalleeled," and spelt accordingly.