What do these words all have in common?

Wind Child Gold Frost

_ind, _ild, _old, _ost

Wild Old Words are "rule breakers"

This means that they do not follow normal vowel pattern. They make long vowel sounds even though the spelling looks short.

Example: (these words don't sound how you think)
Kind
Mild

These word patterns show how the English language has changed overtime. They help you become a stronger reader by learning their special patterns

old → cold, gold, sold

ost → most, host, post

ind → kind, find, blind

ild → wild, child, mild

Let's look at some examples!

Let's create some sentences.

I was kind when I...


The wild animal...


I was cold when...


I remember I got lost when...