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To spell the word occurrence, why is the final consonant doubled before adding the suffix?

Abecause the suffix begins with a consonant
Bbecause the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant
Cbecause the base word ends with two vowels before the final consonant

D)because the base word ends in two consonants

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WorldlyGlass49

The correct answer is B) because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant

If the R didn't double, the end result would be pronunciation similar to oh-cure-ence, instead of oh-cur-ence.

sosoto1855

Answer:

B)

Explanation:

because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant