Question

When adding a suffix that begins with a consonant the general rule is to

Answer 1

When there is a one syllable word there is a single vowel followed by a single consonant at the ending, the ending of a consonant is doubled (x2) before a suffix beginning with a vowel. I hope this helped

Answer 2

In this case, we just add the suffix. When we add the suffix to the words ending with consonant, nothing changes. For example, sad + ness = sadness or sad +ly = sadly. When we add the suffix to the words ending with vowel, again there is no change, because the suffix begins with a consonant. For example, state + ment = statement or force + ful = forceful.