Why is "listening" not spelled "listenning" I would like to understand why is "listening" not spelled "listenning" ?Listen is a verb terminated with consonant + vowel + consonant (cvc) and according t

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Gabrielly de Andrade

Why is "listening" not spelled "listenning"

I would like to understand why is "listening" not spelled "listenning" ?

Listen is a verb terminated with consonant + vowel + consonant (cvc) and according to the rules of present continuous we should double the last consonant

2020년 8월 15일 오전 12:19

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In addition to the long, detailed explanations linked to by the others, here is the simple answer: We don’t double the final consonant if the syllable is unstressed. For example: “beginning”. (Exception: UK speakers do indeed double a final “l” even if the syllable is unstressed, for example US: “traveling / UK: travelling.)

We also don't double the final consonant if the last vowel is "tense". You may be able to identify tense vowels by the presence of two vowel letters in the syllable ("lean" / "leaning"), or by the presence of a silent "e" in the base form (e.g. "base" / "basing").

2020년 8월 16일

This may be the answer to your question:

1 In a word with 1 syllable, double the final consonant ONLY if the word ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant.

tip: He tipped the waiter. /He isn't tipping the waiter.

cram: The students crammed for the test. /The students were cramming for the test.

regret: Carl regretted the things he had said. /Carl was regretting the things he had said.

2 In a word with 2 or more syllables, double the final consonant ONLY if the word ends in

1 vowel + 1 consonant AND the final syllable is stressed.

vote: voted, voting (vote ends in a vowel)

instruct: instructed, instructing (instruct ends in 2 consonants)

listen: listened, listening (listen has 2 syllables and the final syllable is not stressed)

3 At the end of a word, don’t count w, x, or y as a consonant.

source:

https://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/Doubling-the-final-consonant-before-adding-ed-or-ing

https://www.howmanysyllables.com/

2020년 8월 15일

I meant to say:

In addition to the long explanations linked to by the others, here is the simple answer: We don’t double the final consonant if the syllable is unstressed. For example: “watering”, as opposed to a verb where the final syllable is stressed: “beginning”. (Exception: UK speakers do indeed double a final “l” even if the syllable is unstressed, for example US: “traveling / UK: travelling.)

2020년 8월 16일

Richard and William have given excellent answers.

Here is a short correct explanation:

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/spelling-words-with-double-consonants/

Here is a long correct explanation:

https://owlcation.com/humanities/DOUBLING-CONSONANT-RULES-To-Double-or-Not-to-Double-a-question-answered-Short-Long-Vowels-Doubling-Consonants

2020년 8월 15일

Good question! You've got the first half of the rule there, but there's more to it.

RULES (copied from <a href="https://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/Doubling-the-final-consonant-before-adding-ed-or-ing#:~:text=To%20know%20when%20to%20double,consonant%2C%20follow%20the%20rules%20below.&text=In%20a%20word%20with%201,the%20final%20syllable%20is%20stressed." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/Doubling-the-final-consonant-before-adding-ed-or-ing#:~:text=To%20know%20when%20to%20double,consonant%2C%20follow%20the%20rules%20below.&text=In%20a%20word%20with%201,the%20final%20syllable%20is%20stressed.</a>;)

<ol><li>In a word with 1 syllable, double the final consonant ONLY if the word ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant. </li><li>In a word with 2 or more syllables, double the final consonant ONLY if the word ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant AND the final syllable is stressed. </li><li>At the end of a word, don’t count w, x, or y as a consonant.</li></ol>

Listen has 2 syllables and the second isn't stressed (/ə/ is never stressed), so it's exempt from the doubling rule. You can see the same pattern in verbs like cower, reveal, carpet.

2020년 8월 15일

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