Notice that this word has 3 medial consonants (consonants in the middle)

In wealthy , the l stands for one sound, and the letters th stand for one sound.

The th stays together when the word is divided into syllables.

Wealthy can be divided into 2 syllables:

weal/thy

In a word with 3 medial consonants, the two consonants that stand for one sound or form a blend stay together when the word is divided.

Identify the 3 medial consonants.Where are the syllable breaks?

Turn and tell your partner what the 3 medial consonants are.

healthy Hold up the number of fingers that show

how many syllables are in this word. heal/ thy -2 syllables Why do the letters th stay together? Turn

and tell your partner th will stay together because the letters th

make one sound /th/

Turn and tell your partner what the 3 medial consonants are.

Imprecise Hold up the number of fingers that show

how many syllables are in this word. im/pre/cise- 3 syllables Why do the letters pr stay together? Turn

and tell your partner. Remember- pr will stay together because

the letters p and r form a blend /pr/

Turn and tell your partner what the 3 medial consonants are.

sickness Hold up the number of fingers that show

how many syllables are in this word. sick/ness – it has 2 syllables Why do the letters ck stay together? Turn

and tell your partner. The letters ck stay together because they

form one sound /ck/

Turn and tell your partner what the 3 medial consonants are.

explosion Hold up the number of fingers that show how

many syllables are in this word ex/plo/sion-3 syllables Turn and tell your partner why pl will stay

together in the 2nd syllable. pl forms the blend /pl/ Thumbs up if the 2nd syllable is open, thumbs

down if it is closed. If you gave a thumbs up you are right!

In a word with three medial consonants, the two consonants that stand for one sound, or form a blend, stay together when the word is divided into syllables.