{"id":6914,"date":"2022-08-01T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=6914"},"modified":"2024-08-02T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:38:32","slug":"floss-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/floss-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelling Rules: The Floss Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered why some words have a double consonant at the end (such as <span class=\"italic\">sniff<\/span>), while other words do not (such as <span class=\"italic\">dog<\/span> and <span class=\"italic\">bat<\/span>)? <\/p>\r\n\t\r\n\t<p>The answer is easy&#8211;and we call it The Floss Rule. It&#8217;s a really simple spelling rule that helps kids remember when to use a double consonant at the end of a word.<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p>Check out this handy rule in the video below, and then read on for free printable spelling rule posters and a sample lesson!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"video-container medium\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"video youtube\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRNKroL8ZFo?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2>Why Do We Call It \"The Floss Rule\"?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<h3>The rule states that if a word has only one vowel and ends in F, L, or S, double the last letter.<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The word <span class=\"italic\">floss<\/span> is a perfect example of this rule, and it also contains the letters f, l, and s! That makes \"The Floss Rule\" a pretty handy name, doesn't it? <\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Floss-Rule-Poster-600x776-1.jpg\" alt=\"infographic showing the floss rule for spelling\" width=\"600\">\r\n\r\n<p>More tips and tricks like this one are taught throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutlearningpress.com\/all-about-spelling\/\" title=\"All About Spelling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>All About Spelling<\/cite><\/a> program. Want to see more? Download these two free resources to see just how easy teaching spelling rules can be.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.allaboutlearningpress.com\/downloads\/Blog_Samples\/AAS-L1-Lesson-17.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AAS-L1-Lesson-17-Spread-250x185-1.png\" width=\"250\"><\/a><p><span class=\"bold\">Download <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.allaboutlearningpress.com\/downloads\/Blog_Samples\/AAS-L1-Lesson-17.pdf\"><cite>All About Spelling<\/cite> Level 1, Lesson 17<\/a><\/span>. <br \/>This lesson shows how we teach doubling a consonant at the end of one-syllable words.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/info.allaboutlearningpress.com\/spelling-rules-posters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AAS-Posters-Floss-250x185-2.png\" alt=\"pdf-icon-transparent-background2-small-p3\" width=\"250\"><\/a><p><span class=\"bold\">Download our free <a href=\"https:\/\/info.allaboutlearningpress.com\/spelling-rules-posters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spelling Rules Posters<\/a><\/span>. <br \/>This handy resource will help make learning three important spelling rules easy and fun to remember for your children.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Has the Floss Rule helped <span class=\"italic\">your<\/span> child? I would love to hear about it in the comments below! And check out our other <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/category\/spelling-rules\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spelling rules<\/a>, too!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do some words have a double consonant at the end while others don\u2019t? Here&#8217;s the answer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,96],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spelling Rules: The Floss Rule (+ Video and Free Poster)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why do we double the final consonant when we spell words like &quot;cliff,&quot; &quot;glass,&quot; and &quot;bill&quot;? 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