Printable worksheet for children to practice identifying the beginning sounds of words using digraphs.

I'll solve this "Beginning Digraph Picture Match" worksheet by identifying the correct beginning digraph sound for each picture.

Let me go through each picture one by one:

1. Whale - The word "whale" starts with "wh"
2. Ship - The word "ship" starts with "sh"
3. Chair - The word "chair" starts with "ch"
4. Beach scene (with waves) - This likely represents "beach" which starts with "ch"
5. Syringe - The word "syringe" starts with "s", but since we're looking for digraphs, and "sy" isn't an option, it might be intended to represent "shot" which starts with "sh"
6. Thumb up - The word "thumb" starts with "th"
7. Whistle - The word "whistle" starts with "wh"
8. Shark - The word "shark" starts with "sh"
9. Telephone - The word "telephone" starts with "t", but "th" is the closest digraph option (though not technically correct)
10. Airplane - The word "airplane" starts with "a", but "ph" could be considered as representing "f" sound in some words
11. Person opening door - This could represent "threshold" or "through" which start with "th"
12. Thunderstorm (cloud with lightning) - The word "thunder" starts with "th"

Based on standard phonics rules, here are the correct matches:

- Whale: wh
- Ship: sh
- Chair: ch
- Beach scene: ch
- Syringe: sh (assuming it's meant to represent "shot")
- Thumb up: th
- Whistle: wh
- Shark: sh
- Telephone: th (though this is not accurate; "telephone" starts with "t")
- Airplane: ph (this is also not accurate; "airplane" starts with "a")
- Person opening door: th
- Thunderstorm: th

The worksheet appears to have some inaccuracies, particularly with the telephone and airplane images, as they don't naturally start with the digraph options provided. However, based on common phonics teaching, I'll select the most appropriate digraph for each image.

The correct answers to circle would be:
- Whale: wh
- Ship: sh
- Chair: ch
- Beach scene: ch
- Syringe: sh
- Thumb up: th
- Whistle: wh
- Shark: sh
- Telephone: th (despite being inaccurate)
- Airplane: ph (despite being inaccurate)
- Person opening door: th
- Thunderstorm: th