Two-syllable words:
ED = If the stress is on the first syllable, the word only gets one consonant + ED.
ING = If the stress is on the first syllable, the word only gets one consonant + ING.
Examples: visit > visited, open > opened
happen > happening, enter > entering
ED = If the stress is on the second syllable, the word gets a double consonant + ED.
ING = If the stress is on the second syllable, the word gets a double consonant + ING. Examples: refer > referred, admit > admitted
begin > beginning, permit > permitting