Problem Overview:
The task involves identifying and tallying words containing specific digraphs (`sh`, `ph`, `th`, `ch`, `wh`) in a given list. The goal is to:
1. Color the words according to their digraphs.
2. Tally how many words contain each digraph.
3. Answer three questions based on the tallies:
- Which digraph did you find the most of?
- Which digraph did you find the least of?
- Which two had the same number of words?
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Step-by-Step Solution:
#### 1. Identify Words with Each Digraph:
We will go through the list of words and categorize them based on the digraphs they contain.
List of Words:
```
chop, thank, where, when,
shine, who, whale, then,
this, shed, check, shade,
chess, chin, phonics, shop,
whisper, think, throw, shin,
that, phone, shape, sheep, cheese,
shake, chant, chip, cheap, chill, them, cheek, phrase
```
Categorization:
-
`sh`: chop, shine, shed, shin, shape, shake, cheap, ship, cheek, phrase
Total:
10 words
-
`ph`: thank, phonics, phone, phrase
Total:
4 words
-
`th`: thank, this, then, think, that, them
Total:
6 words
-
`ch`: chop, chess, chin, check, chant, chip, chill, cheek
Total:
8 words
-
`wh`: who, whale, whisper, when, which, where, what
Total:
7 words
#### 2. Tally the Results:
We can summarize the counts in a table:
| Digraph | Words Found | Count |
|---------|-------------|-------|
| `sh` | chop, shine, shed, shin, shape, shake, cheap, ship, cheek, phrase | 10 |
| `ph` | thank, phonics, phone, phrase | 4 |
| `th` | thank, this, then, think, that, them | 6 |
| `ch` | chop, chess, chin, check, chant, chip, chill, cheek | 8 |
| `wh` | who, whale, whisper, when, which, where, what | 7 |
#### 3. Answer the Questions:
1.
Which digraph did you find the most of?
- The digraph `sh` appears in
10 words, which is the highest count.
2.
Which digraph did you find the least of?
- The digraph `ph` appears in
4 words, which is the lowest count.
3.
Which two had the same number of words?
- No two digraphs have the same number of words. All counts are unique.
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Final Answers:
1.
Most frequent digraph: `sh`
2.
Least frequent digraph: `ph`
3.
Digraphs with the same number of words: None
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{sh, ph, \text{None}}
\]
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