Attn Spellers: Why is the word "behind" spelled that way?

[Aludlam]

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.

[Capt_Uhura]

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."

[Dinsfamily]

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."

[LizzyBee]

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

[Bayt ul-Hikmah]

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."

[johnandtinagilbert]

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)

[ElizabethB]

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...

[MamaSheep]

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.

[ElizabethB]

Spelling in English is a pain in ye olde behinde.

 

:lol::lol::lol:

[happyhappyjoyjoy]

The i or o followed by 2 consonants is taught in AAS Level 2. We learned that rule a few weeks ago.

[Aludlam]

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.....

[MerryAtHope]

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 :-)

[Aludlam]

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.