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Rabbit Rule Spelling Guide

rabbit rule used for syllabification

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Rabbit Rule Spelling Guide

rabbit rule used for syllabification

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Rabbit Rule

Do I double?

muffin kitten

carrot puppet

hiccup pepper
button
Does the word have two
syllables?
Do you hear a short vowel
sound in the first syllable?

Do you hear one consonant


sound between the first
vowel and the second vowel?
Then double the middle Rab+bit not
consonant. rab+it
In a two syllable word, if the first
syllable has a short vowel and there is
only one consonant sound between the
first and second vowel, then double
the middle consonant

Many words that are not from


Germanic origin do not follow the
rabbit rule
Examples :
Camel, robin, lemon,
melon, seven, cabin, medal,
river, topic, etc
Draw a smiling face if the word follows the
rabbit rule else draw star

Rabbit Not a Rabbit


Words rule word rule word

1. Rubber

2. Napkin

3. Butter

4. Ladder

5. Turnip

6. Letter
Match the words to the correct picture

hammer

ribbon

kitten

parrot

muffin
Underline the rabbit rule words and write them in
the table below

1. The rabbit is hidden in the bush


2. Kitten is in the tunnel.
3. My sister plays tennis with Jennies.
4. I have a ribbon and button on the frock.
5. I need hammer and ladder to hang the painting
on the wall.
Colour the picture – rabbit rule

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