Double consonant Bingo can be designed for the identification of one- or two-syllable words as well as a combination of both. Students are provided with Bingo cards listing words that are both compatible and incompatible with the double consonant rule. Spaces are called based on the ending letter of the word. For example, the Bingo caller may request students to mark a double consonant compatible word ending in the letter "p." If the student has this word, he must not only mark the word on his cards, but also properly conjugate the verb. Once a student has enough words to fill a line, Bingo is called and the winner must present the correct selections on his card and show the proper verb conjugation.
Simple conjugations of verbs can change a story written in the present tense to the past with the addition of the suffix “ed.” Students can make a game of this by first choosing a short selection out of a story written in the present tense. Students then go through the story, noting all verbs and then those that are double consonant verbs. The verbs are then conjugated to the past tense with the addition of “ed.” As a final step for this activity, students then read their selection to classmates in the original and modified formats to draw attention to the changes in the text.
The double consonant rule combines spelling and grammar. Students can explore the spelling aspect of double consonants through a game of unscrambling of conjugated, double consonant verbs. Students are presented with a verb that has been scrambled, with each of the letters out of proper sequence. They then must properly unscramble the word. A variation may include the additional identification of the root verb.
While learning visual recognition of verbs following the double consonant rule, students should also be capable of auditory recognition. Teachers can make a game of this by selecting a story to read to the class. As the story is being read, students must call out to the teacher each time a conjugated or non-conjugated double consonant verb is read in the story. One student should be designated as the scorekeeper and list a tally of each student’s correct identification. After the story is completed, the scores can be tallied and the winner rewarded with a prize of the teacher’s choosing.