Adding Endings to Words That End in a Double ‘l’ - Oxford Dictionaries

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You need to drop the final l from words that end with a double l before adding endings that begin with a consonant (e.g.

-ment, -ful, and -ly):

install instalment

skill skilful



chill chilly

The ending -ness is an exception to this rule:

small smallness

ill illness

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