The Rabbit Rule and Double Medial Consonant Generalization

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering the Double Medial Consonant or Rabbit Generalization, its three criteria, and examples.

How many syllable claps must a word have to use the Rabbit Rule?

2 syllables (like rab-bit)

What kind of vowel sound comes first in a Rabbit Rule word (short or long)?

A short vowel sound (like the short a in rabbit)

What do we do to the middle consonant sound in a two-syllable word with a short first vowel?

Double the letter (write it two times)

Which double letters are missing in the middle of 'mu__in'?

ff (muffin)

Which double letters are missing in the middle of 'la__er'?

dd (ladder)

Why do words like 'tiger' and 'robot' have only one middle consonant?

Their first vowel makes a long vowel sound

A two-syllable word for a baby cat that doubles the middle letter 't':

Kitten