Skill:long (i) patterns (-ind) and (-ild)
These patterns (-ind) & (-ild)
are irregular long vowel patterns.
Usually words with just one vowel have a short vowel sound.
However, these two spelling patterns are exceptions.
Both (-ind, -ild) have a long (i) vowel sound.
Read these words.
| behind | hind | mastermind | spellbind |
| bind | hindsight | mind | unbind |
| blind | humankind | mindset | unkind |
| find | kind | remind | wind |
| grind | mankind | rind | windup |
| child | semiwild | wildcat |
| grandchild | stepchild | wildfire |
| mild | wild | wildlife |
Dictation/Spelling Practice for (-ind) and (-ild) words.
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Read these sentences
- The child will hide behind the tree.
- Keep in mind to be kind to the blind.
- Do you mind if I get mild salsa?
- I must find the wild winding path.
- Did the blind child grind the nuts?
- What did you find behind the door?
- Find the book with the bad binding.
- A wild blind cat scraped her hind leg.
- Do you mind if I grind the coffee?
- My child likes lemon rind in his tea.
- Be kind when you play Blind Man’s Bluff.
- Can the blind man set the time and wind the clock?
- How can I find the red sock when I'm colorblind?
- Who was the mastermind behind this plot?
- The schoolchild had to rebind his book.
- Let me remind you to rewind the clock.
- The teacher was so spellbinding I won't forget her words.
- We can relax and unwind after we are finished.
- Will the wild animals survive the unkind oil spill?
Write a sentence. Please include one or more words that have the (ind) & (ild) spelling patterns. You may want to add a suffix to the base word. Ex: I am the kindest child. Please be mindful of correct punctuation and penmanship skills. Please illustrate your sentence on the back of your paper.
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