Double consonants

• Consonants are all the letters of the alphabet that are not vowels: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

• There are many words with double consonants in English

• The double letters are highlighted in grey as they act like a digraph and only make one sound

• These words can be tricky to spell

  • READ/SPELL – double 'ss'

    Hear, read, spell and use words with double ‘ss’ (less)

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  • READ/SPELL – double 'll'

    Hear, read, spell and use words with double ‘ll’ (ill)

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