Question: is goggles a double consonant?
Answer: A double consonant in such combinations, for example, "dd" in "ddle" in "middle", indicates that the preceding vowel sound is short: little ['litəl], riddle, middle, riffle ['rifəl], drizzle, sizzle, nibble, pebble ['pebəl], meddle, kettle, settle, bottle, goggles, apple, cattle, rattle, bubble, struggle, puzzle [' ...