Double consonants at the root or after a prefix is a simple topic. But some words include a voiced sound in oral speech, displaying not one, but two letters in the letter. Examples in which doubled consonants occur are set out in the article.
To justify those who are not 100% literate (and they are the majority), it is worth saying that the speech used by Pushkin is one of the most difficult in the world. Therefore, spelling rules must be repeated from time to time. Let's take a look at the most common mistakes in spelling words with double consonants.
Double w
There are many words in the Russian language, the spelling of which does not correspond to any rule. So, double "g" is written in the following words:
- burning;
- yeast;
- reins;
- buzz;
- juniper.
But in the case of alternating sounds "g" and "z" is written differently. For example, the verb "squeal" comes from the noun "scream". And therefore, despite the fact that doubled consonants are heard in oral speech, it is still written “зж”.
Compound words
Units of the language, called compound abbreviations, often raise doubts when writing. If the first part of a word ends with the letter the second part begins with, double consonants occur.
Examples:
- maternity hospital;
- head physician.
These cases should not be confused with words formed from two parts, one of which includes doubled consonants:
- gramophone record (gramophone record);
- cavalry (horse army).
But if the adjective is formed from a stem containing doubled consonants, the above rule is observed. It must be followed when writing other parts of speech. The main condition is that the double consonant precedes the suffix. The following are examples of sentences containing words with double consonants.
- Gauls are tribes that existed in the so-called Gallic period.
- His work was rated 5 out of 5 points.
- The Hun bow is a weapon created by the nomads who are known in history as the Huns.
- After nine members left the project, it was no longer a group, but a small group.
- The postman used to use diminutive forms in his speech: letter, telegram, parcel.
Exceptions
But there are lexical items that are formed from words with double consonants, but do not fall under the rules given above. These exceptions need to be remembered.
- crystal but crystal;
- Finn but Finnish;
- column but column;
- ton, but five tons.
Exceptions can also include derivatives of proper names.
Examples:
- In those distant times, she was not yet Alla Petrovna - a formidable and domineering woman, but a stupid and naive Alka.
- One of the characters in Furmanov's work was a girl named Anna, better known as "Anka the machine gunner".
- His name was Philip. And of all the works of classical literature, he most of all disliked Tolstoy's story "Filipok".
At the junction of prefix and root
In such cases, the spelling of words with double consonants is used. But this rule also has exceptions. In such words, for example, as call or fake, the prefix ends with the letter with which the root begins.
Don't confuse the spelling of the verbs "give in" and "give in". In the first case, we are talking about an action that can be expressed as follows: "be influenced, agree", in the second - "go".
Foreign words
The spelling of borrowings should be checked in the spelling dictionary. Or learn foreign languages. After all, words such as abbreviation, accommodation and application are of Latin origin. Learning a dead language is optional. Derivatives of many Latin words are found in modern English, German and French.
For those who do not want to waste time ongrammar and phonetics of a foreign language, you need to remember the spelling of foreign words. The following are sentences in which there are borrowings with double consonants.
- Aggression is often the result of alcohol poisoning.
- The symptoms of acclimatization vary from person to person.
- This store sells not only clothes, but also various accessories.
- Ammonia is highly toxic.
- Finishing is a complex and time-consuming process.
- The method that involves replacing some objects with others is called approximation.
- The collegiate assessor who lived next door was a mysterious, secretive man.
- The witch brewed incense potions, prepared strange essences.
- There were many waste heaps in the city, which visitors often mistook for real mountains.
- Representatives of the Russian intelligentsia in search of salvation were forced to leave their homes.
Single consonant borrowings
There are a number of words of foreign origin that do not have double consonants, but for some reason mistakes are often made in their spelling:
- attribute;
- balustrade;
- dealer;
- amateur;
- impresario;
- wolverine.
And, finally, the well-known word, which contains double consonants in the root: quarrel. Of course, in a verb derived from it, it is not necessary to write three letters “c” (quarrel). The words,formed according to this pattern can only include two consonants.
Russian is a basic subject at school. But over the years, the skills acquired in childhood and adolescence are lost. In writing texts, people who seem to be educated often make gross mistakes. Not everyone can answer the question of when it is necessary to write double consonants. And only a select few are gifted with the so-called innate sense of language. Therefore, the rules of the Russian language must be repeated throughout life.
