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4-17 Spelling Tip

Double consonants.
Words with double consonants followed by -le are bubble, middle, and nibble.

Words		Definitions
1.	bubble	a round drop of water that is full of air.
2.	middle	1. halfway between; in the center: The middle house is ours. 2. the place halfway between: The middle of the street.
3.	nibble	1. eat away with quick, small bites. 2. bite gently or lightly.
4.	peddle	travel about with things to sell: We peddled magazines from house to house.
5.	syllable	a unit of pronunciation. Words are divided into syllables. Word has one syllable. Sentence has two syllables. Paragraph has three syllables.
6.	wobble	to move clumsily from side to side: The little boy wobbled as he learned to walk.
7.	huddle	1. a close-packed group. 2. a brief gathering of football players away from the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next down.
8.	baffled	confusing or puzzling: I was baffled by the math test.
9.	smuggle	to import or export something illegally.
10.	terrible	causing great fear.