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4-16 Spelling Tip

Double consonants.
Look for double consonants in the words matter, slippers and button.

Words		Definitions
1.	bulldog	a heavily built dog with a large head.
2.	slippers	a light, soft shoe: house slippers, dancing slippers.
3.	funnel	1. a kind of cup, open at the bottom and used to pour liquid, powder, or grain into a small hole such as the neck of a bottle. 2. the chimney on a ship.
4.	copper	1. a somewhat red metal. 2. make of copper: a copper kettle.
5.	snapper	any of a large family of active flesh-eating fishes of warm seas that are important as food and sport fishes.
6.	gallon	a measure for liquids. A gallon of milk is equal to four quarts.
7.	disappear	1. pass out of sight: The ship disappeared in the fog. 2. be gone or lost: Snow disappears in spring.
8.	lesson	something to be learned or taught.
9.	comma	a mark (,) of punctuation.
10.	bluff	a high, steep band or cliff.