Question

A teacher groups the following words on a word wall: mind, kind, find, bind, and rind. What do the words have in common? Select all that apply.

a. They are high-frequency words.
b. They share a spelling pattern.
c. Their spellings are somewhat irregular.
d. They denote abstract concepts that are hard for students to grasp.

Answer 1

B, they share a spelling pattern.
Explanation:If you look at all the words you should notice that all the words end in ind. And that’s what all the words have in common.

Answer 2

The words mind, kind, find, bind, and rind share a common spelling pattern, ending with '-ind,' and have somewhat irregular spellings as this sound pattern can be spelled differently in other words. They are not specifically high-frequency words or abstract concepts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The words mind, kind, find, bind, and rind have been chosen for grouping on a word wall. Upon examining these words, two characteristics stand out:

• They share a spelling pattern. Specifically, they all end with the '-ind' sound, making them a good choice for a lesson on phonics or word families.
• Their spellings might be considered somewhat irregular; although they do follow a pattern, the '-ind' sound can be spelled differently in other words, such as 'wind' when it's pronounced to rhyme with 'kind' or 'wind' when it's pronounced to rhyme with 'find'.

The other options are not accurate for these words; they are not necessarily high-frequency words, and they do not denote abstract concepts that are hard for students to grasp. Hence, the characteristics that these words have in common are that they share a spelling pattern and their spellings are somewhat irregular.