Roll a Word: Beginning Consonant Digraphs | Worksheet - Free Printable

Problem Description:

The task involves rolling a dice to determine which consonant digraph (sh, ch, wh, th, ph) to use and then forming words by adding the chosen digraph to the given suffixes. The goal is to determine whether the resulting words are real or nonsense.

Solution Approach:

1. Understand the Consonant Digraphs:
- The possible digraphs are: sh, ch, wh, th, ph.
- Each digraph will be combined with the provided suffixes to form potential words.

2. Suffixes Provided:
- ip, en, op, an, in, ack, ick, ell, ich, ase

3. Form Words:
- For each suffix, combine it with one of the digraphs to form a word.
- Determine if the resulting word is a real English word or nonsense.

4. Real vs. Nonsense:
- A "real" word is one that exists in the English language.
- A "nonsense" word is one that does not exist in the English language.

Step-by-Step Solution:

#### 1. Suffix: ip
- sh + ip: ship (Real)
- ch + ip: chip (Real)
- wh + ip: whip (Real)
- th + ip: thip (Nonsense)
- ph + ip: phip (Nonsense)

#### 2. Suffix: en
- sh + en: shen (Nonsense)
- ch + en: chen (Nonsense)
- wh + en: when (Real)
- th + en: then (Real)
- ph + en: phen (Nonsense)

#### 3. Suffix: op
- sh + op: shop (Real)
- ch + op: chop (Real)
- wh + op: whoop (Real)
- th + op: thop (Nonsense)
- ph + op: phop (Nonsense)

#### 4. Suffix: an
- sh + an: shan (Nonsense)
- ch + an: chan (Nonsense)
- wh + an: what (Real)
- th + an: than (Real)
- ph + an: phan (Nonsense)

#### 5. Suffix: in
- sh + in: shin (Real)
- ch + in: chin (Real)
- wh + in: whin (Real)
- th + in: thin (Real)
- ph + in:phin (Nonsense)

#### 6. Suffix: ack
- sh + ack: shack (Real)
- ch + ack: check (Real)
- wh + ack: whack (Real)
- th + ack: thack (Nonsense)
- ph + ack: phack (Nonsense)

#### 7. Suffix: ick
- sh + ick: shock (Real)
- ch + ick: chick (Real)
- wh + ick: whick (Nonsense)
- th + ick: thick (Real)
- ph + ick: phick (Nonsense)

#### 8. Suffix: ell
- sh + ell: shell (Real)
- ch + ell: chell (Nonsense)
- wh + ell: well (Real)
- th + ell: tell (Real)
- ph + ell: phell (Nonsense)

#### 9. Suffix: ich
- sh + ich: sheep (Real)
- ch + ich: chic (Real)
- wh + ich: which (Real)
- th + ich: thich (Nonsense)
- ph + ich: phich (Nonsense)

#### 10. Suffix: ase
- sh + ase: shape (Real)
- ch + ase: chase (Real)
- wh + ase: whase (Nonsense)
- th + ase: thase (Nonsense)
- ph + ase: phase (Real)

Final Answer:

Here is the completed table with the results:

| Suffix | Real | Nonsense |
|--------|------------|-------------|
| ip | ship, chip, whip | thip, phip |
| en | when, then | shen, chen, phen |
| op | shop, chop, whoop | thop, phop |
| an | what, than | shan, chan, phan |
| in | shin, chin, whin, thin | phin |
| ack | shack, check, whack | thack, phack |
| ick | shock, chick, thick | whick, phick |
| ell | shell, well, tell | chell, phell |
| ich | sheep, chic, which | thich, phich |
| ase | shape, chase, phase | whase, thase |

Final Answer Boxed:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Suffix} & \text{Real} & \text{Nonsense} \\
\hline
\text{ip} & \text{ship, chip, whip} & \text{thip, phip} \\
\hline
\text{en} & \text{when, then} & \text{shen, chen, phen} \\
\hline
\text{op} & \text{shop, chop, whoop} & \text{thop, phop} \\
\hline
\text{an} & \text{what, than} & \text{shan, chan, phan} \\
\hline
\text{in} & \text{shin, chin, whin, thin} & \text{phin} \\
\hline
\text{ack} & \text{shack, check, whack} & \text{thack, phack} \\
\hline
\text{ick} & \text{shock, chick, thick} & \text{whick, phick} \\
\hline
\text{ell} & \text{shell, well, tell} & \text{chell, phell} \\
\hline
\text{ich} & \text{sheep, chic, which} & \text{thich, phich} \\
\hline
\text{ase} & \text{shape, chase, phase} & \text{whase, thase} \\
\hline
\end{array}
}
\]