Spelling rule-10: The RABBIT Rule
If the base word has two syllables and the vowel in the first is short and there is only one consonant between the vowels, then double the middle consonant.
rabbit
If you write as “Ra bit”- It will be have different pronunciation as per Spelling Rule-9. So to keep the vowel short, the middle consonant is doubled.
The “Rabbit Rule” is a commonly taught spelling rule that addresses the double consonant in words like “rabbit” and “parrot”.
The middle consonant is usually doubled in words that meet three criteria:
- The word has two syllables.
2. You hear a short vowel in the first syllable.
3. You hear one consonant sound between the first vowel and the second vowel.
Examples:
Copper
Happen
Tunnel
Button
Cotton
Kitten
tennis
Examples:
Rabbit
Ribbon
Ladder
Sudden
Muffin
Traffic
Copper
Spelling Rules
Spelling Rule- Before You Start: Part-A
Spelling Rule- 1: Syllables
Spelling Rule- 2 : English Words Never end with
Spelling Rule- 3 : “Y” acts as a consonant as well as a vowel
Spelling Rule- 4 : Two sounds of “C”
Spelling Rule- 5 : Two sounds of “G”
Spelling Rule- 6 : Magic-E/Silent-E
Spelling Rule- 7 : Drop the “e” rule
Spelling Rule-8: The 1:1:1 doubling-up rule
Spelling Rule-9: A E O U at the end of the Syllable
Spelling Rule-10: The Rabbit rule
Spelling Rule- Before You Start: Part-A
Spelling Rule- 11: The FLOSS/FLSZ rule
Spelling Rule- 12 : Use of C or K to pronounce K
Spelling Rule- 13: Use of /CH/ & /TCH/
Spelling Rule- 14: Use of /Cial/ & /Tial/
Spelling Rule-15: Two vowel’s sounds
Spelling Rule- 16 : Short Vowel Sounds
Spelling Rule- 17 : Long Vowel Sounds
Spelling Rule-18: Vowels in Short Words
Spelling Rule-19: Long Vowels’ Rules and Patterns
Spelling Rule-20: W is the Boss