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

A) because the suffix begins with a consonant

B) because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant

C) because the base word ends with two vowels before the final consonant

D) because the base word ends in two consonants

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Tony Boone

27 November, 10:16

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

A) because the suffix begins with a consonant

B) because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant

C) because the base word ends with two vowels before the final consonant

D) because the base word ends in two consonants

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Finnegan Stevenson · Answer 1

The correct answer is B) because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant

If the R didn't double, the end result would be pronunciation similar to oh-cure-ence, instead of oh-cur-ence.