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For which of the following do you need to double the final consonant before adding the suffix?

climb + -er

search + -ing

drop + -ed

User Indika
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Answer:

Drop + -ed will become dropped

Step-by-step explanation:

climber, searching, dropped

User Glmvrml
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Answer:

Drop + -ed

Step-by-step explanation:

Climb + -er is climber, correct.

Search + -ing is searching, correct.

Drop + -ed, is droped, incorrect.

Therefore, you must add another p after drop and then the -ed.

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