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11 March, 03:35

To spell the word occurrence, why is the final consonant doubled before adding the suffix?

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  1. 11 March, 03:55
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    because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant

    Explanation:

    If a multiple-syllable word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel and the accent is on the last syllable of the root word, double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel.

    e. g. refer - referred, occur - occurrence, commit - committal, rebel - rebellion.
  2. 11 March, 04:01
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    Answer: Because the end of the word occur is consonant + vowel + consonant.

    Explanation:

    When a word ends in consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the last consonant before adding a suffix.
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