A VAC word has a single vowel before a single consonant in an accented final syllable.
vowel consonant
re fer' accented syllable
1.
Do all the words in the first column fit the definition of
VAC words? _____
2.
What happens to the final consonant when a suffix beginning
with a vowel is added to the base word? _________________________
What happens to the final consonant when s is added? __________
Lesson Generalization
Double the final consonant of a VAC word before adding a suffix
that begins with a vowel. Do not double the final consonant before adding
a suffix that begins with a consonant.