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The r in occur is doubled before adding -ence.
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The r in occur is doubled before adding -ence.

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yes it becomes occurrence

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This happens quite a lot in verbs e.g run to running. It is because you double the last consonant in a one-syllable noun for it to become a verb. (Keep in mind there are exceptions to this rule.)

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