The past tense of “hit” is “hit,” not “hitted.” The C-V-C rule does not apply in this case because the final consonant of the root word, “t,” is not preceded by a vowel. The C-V-C rule states that when a word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern, and the final consonant is preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant is doubled before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. For example, the past tense of “run” is “ran” because the final consonant, “n,” is preceded by a single vowel, “u.” However, the past tense of “hit” is “hit” because the final consonant, “t,” is not preceded by a single vowel, but rather by a consonant, “s.”