Detect the Doubles Answer Key

This double consonant reading worksheet helps students strengthen spelling awareness and reading comprehension by identifying words with doubled letters within an authentic passage. Learners read the text, highlight or underline all words containing double consonants (such as fluffy, rabbit, sitting, happy, and nibble), and then answer comprehension questions to demonstrate understanding of the story.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying and recognizing double consonant patterns in connected text
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds attention to detail while balancing phonics analysis with meaning-making
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports phonics and reading comprehension development in Grades 2, 3, and 5
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports double consonant recognition, vocabulary awareness, and reading fluency
• Application Type: Integrated reading activity combining spelling pattern detection and comprehension

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces double consonant patterns through authentic reading
• Encourages careful scanning and rereading for accuracy
• Includes comprehension questions to ensure focus on meaning
• Ideal for guided reading, literacy centers, or independent practice
• Supports fluency by strengthening accurate word identification
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable double consonant worksheet strengthens literacy skills by combining phonics practice with meaningful reading. By locating double-letter words in a passage and answering comprehension questions, students improve spelling awareness, decoding accuracy, and overall reading engagement.

This worksheet is part of our Double Consonants Worksheets collection.