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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Digraph Worksheet: wh", which is designed to help children learn the "wh" digraph (a combination of two letters that make a single sound). Let's go through the task and solve it step by step.

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🔍 Understanding the Worksheet

The worksheet has the following components:

1. Instructions at the top:
> "Say the name of each picture. If it has the wh sound, draw a line to connect the picture to the digraph."

2. Six pictures:
- A wrench
- A boy playing baseball (with a bat)
- A toothbrush
- A duck wearing a hat (possibly representing "whistle"? or just "duck")
- A monkey holding a whistle
- A dog with a bone

3. A central box with "wh" — this is the target digraph.

4. Bottom section:
> "Can you think of two things whose names contain the digraph 'wh'? Draw a picture of each thing. Then write its name on the line."

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✔ Step 1: Identify Words with the "wh" Sound

We need to determine which pictures have words that start with the "wh" sound (as in "whistle", "wrench", "whisk", etc.).

Let’s analyze each image:

1. Wrench → Yes! It starts with "wh" sound (pronounced /rɛn(t)ʃ/, but the word begins with "wh" as a digraph).
2. Boy with bat → The word is likely "bat" or "baseball" — neither starts with "wh". ✘
3. Toothbrush → Starts with "t", not "wh". But wait — "brush" doesn’t have "wh", but "toothbrush" includes "brush", which does not have the "wh" sound. ✘
4. Duck wearing a hat → "Duck" and "hat" don't have "wh". ✘
5. Monkey with a whistle → "Whistle" starts with "wh"! ✔
6. Dog with a bone → "Bone" or "dog" — no "wh". ✘

Wait — actually, let's double-check:
- Wrench → yes, pronounced with "w" sound, but spelled with "wh" → ✔
- Whistle → clearly starts with "wh" → ✔

So only two images should be connected:
✔ Wrench
✔ Whistle (held by the monkey)

But note: the toothbrush might be confusing — it ends with "sh", but doesn't start with "wh".

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🖼️ Final Answer for Top Section:

You should draw lines from:
- The wrench to the "wh" box.
- The monkey holding the whistle to the "wh" box.

> 💡 Note: Some children may misidentify "toothbrush" because of the "sh" sound, but it doesn’t contain the "wh" digraph at the beginning.

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✔ Step 2: Bottom Section – Think of Two More Words with "wh"

Now, brainstorm two more words that contain the "wh" digraph.

Examples:
1. Whale → starts with "wh"
2. Whip → starts with "wh"
3. What → starts with "wh"
4. When → starts with "wh"
5. Where → starts with "wh"
6. White → starts with "wh"

Choose any two.

#### Example Answers:
- Draw a whale → write: whale
- Draw a whip → write: whip

Or:
- Draw a wheel → write: wheel
- Draw a whoopie pie → write: whoopie pie (though this is less common)

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✔ Final Solution Summary

#### 🔗 Connect these to "wh":
- Wrench
- Monkey with whistle

#### 🖼️ Bottom Box Examples:
| Picture | Word |
|--------|------|
| Whale | whale |
| Whip | whip |

(Or any other valid "wh" words.)

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📝 Teaching Tip:

The "wh" digraph often makes the /w/ sound (like in "whistle") or sometimes the /h/ sound (like in "what"), but in early learning, we focus on the /w/ sound.

This worksheet helps students visually associate the "wh" spelling with words that begin with that sound.

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