Aludlam Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 It might be a simple crazy or crazy simple answer. But, why is "behind" spelled the way it is? What is making the "i" long? We are Southerners who use AAS if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 The e is long b/c it's the end of a syllable. The i is long b/c it comes before two consonants (ld, nd, etc). The rule from How To Teach Spelling is "The vowels i and o in one-syllable words that end in ld, nd, and st, may have a long sound." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 It might be a simple crazy or crazy simple answer. But, why is "behind" spelled the way it is? What is making the "i" long? We are Southerners who use AAS if that helps. The way I would explain it to my ds. It's a two syllable word. 1st syllable: be. E says it's 2nd (long) sound because it is at the end of an open syllable. 2nd syllable: hind. I says it's second (long) sound because "I and O may say /I/ and /O/ (their long sounds) before two consonants." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Barton Reading explains it this way. "Hind" looks like a closed syllable, in which the i would be short. But it's a unit syllable, so the i is long. Units that have a long vowel sound are oll, old, ost (except cost, lost, and frost), ind, and ild. I'm not at home, so I can't check to see if I included all the units. I think there should be 4 o__ units, but if so, I can't remember the 4th one. Edited November 29, 2010 by LizzyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 In regards to the second syllable, PR teaches (to the tune of Twinkle-Twinkle), "O and I may say their names when followed by two consonants." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 In regards to the second syllable, PR teaches (to the tune of Twinkle-Twinkle), "O and I may say their names when followed by two consonants." and A, E, O and U usually say their names, at the end, at the end, of a syllable. (Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 What they said! But, a historical note: these words used to end in e, the e was dropped, the long sound was not. Ye olde... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 What they said! But, a historical note: these words used to end in e, the e was dropped, the long sound was not. Ye olde... Spelling in English is a pain in ye olde behinde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Spelling in English is a pain in ye olde behinde. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 The i or o followed by 2 consonants is taught in AAS Level 2. We learned that rule a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 You guys are GREAT! The i or o followed by 2 consonants is taught in AAS Level 2. We learned that rule a few weeks ago. Thanks for pointing that out. I looked it up. It's taught in Step 14. "Behind" is a spelling word for Step 6. hummmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 You guys are GREAT! Thanks for pointing that out. I looked it up. It's taught in Step 14. "Behind" is a spelling word for Step 6. hummmm..... Is your Level 2 a year or two old? I thought that was changed but maybe I remember wrong. Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Is your Level 2 a year or two old? I thought that was changed but maybe I remember wrong. Merry :-) Yes. It's a 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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