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Let’s solve this step by step.

We are told to color words based on their digraph sounds:
- ‘sh’ → yellow
- ‘wh’ → green
- ‘ch’ → blue

We need to look at each word in the picture and decide which sound it starts with (or contains, but in this case, all the target digraphs are at the start of the words).

Let’s go through each word one by one:

Words with “sh” sound → color YELLOW:
- shop
- shed
- shell
- should
- shame
- shove
- shall
- share
- shut
- shun
- shrub
- fish (has “sh” at the end — still counts as “sh” sound)
- chip? No — that’s “ch”
- chin? That’s “ch”
- cheep? That’s “ch”
- chase? That’s “ch”
- check? That’s “ch”
- church? That’s “ch”
- chain? That’s “ch”

Wait — let’s be careful. The instruction says “words with wh-ch-sh sounds”. It doesn’t say only at the beginning. But looking at the list, most are at the start. Let’s check “fish” — yes, ends with “sh”, so it has the “sh” sound → yellow.

Now, words with “wh” sound → color GREEN:
- whip
- who
- what
- where
- when
- whale
- white
- whiz
- whom
- why
- wheel
- wheat
- whoa

Note: “who” is pronounced with a “h” sound sometimes, but in phonics for kids, it’s often grouped under “wh” because of spelling. Same with “whom”, “whose”, etc. We’ll follow the spelling here since the task is about digraphs (letter pairs), not just pronunciation.

So even if “who” sounds like “hoo”, we’re coloring based on the letters “wh” → green.

Words with “ch” sound → color BLUE:
- chip
- chop
- chin
- cheep
- chair
- chase
- church
- check
- chain

Also: “shrub”? No — that’s “sh” + “r”, so “sh” → yellow.
“Shut” → “sh” → yellow.
“Shame” → “sh” → yellow.

What about “ship”? Starts with “sh” → yellow.
“Shell” → “sh” → yellow.
“Should” → “sh” → yellow.
“Shove” → “sh” → yellow.
“Shall” → “sh” → yellow.
“Share” → “sh” → yellow.
“Shun” → “sh” → yellow.
“Wheat” → “wh” → green.
“Wheel” → “wh” → green.
“Whale” → “wh” → green.
“When” → “wh” → green.
“Where” → “wh” → green.
“White” → “wh” → green.
“Whip” → “wh” → green.
“Who” → “wh” → green.
“What” → “wh” → green.
“Why” → “wh” → green.
“Whom” → “wh” → green.
“Whoa” → “wh” → green.
“Whiz” → “wh” → green.

Now, let’s list them clearly by color:

YELLOW (sh):
shop, shed, shell, should, shame, shove, shall, share, shut, shun, shrub, fish, ship

GREEN (wh):
whip, who, what, where, when, whale, white, whiz, whom, why, wheel, wheat, whoa

BLUE (ch):
chip, chop, chin, cheep, chair, chase, church, check, chain

Wait — did I miss any?

Looking back at the image description (even though I’m not describing it, I’m using the words listed):

Also: “shame”, “shove”, “shall”, “share”, “shut”, “shun”, “shrub”, “wheat”, “wheel”, “whale”, “when”, “where”, “white”, “whip”, “who”, “what”, “why”, “whom”, “whoa”, “whiz”, “chip”, “chop”, “chin”, “cheep”, “chair”, “chase”, “church”, “check”, “chain”, “shop”, “shed”, “shell”, “should”, “ship”, “fish”

That seems complete.

Now, after coloring, the question is: What animal can you see?

Since this is a coloring activity, once you color the sections correctly, an animal shape will appear.

Based on common worksheets like this, and the arrangement of words (especially around a central splash or bowl-like shape with animals nearby), and given that there’s a cartoon bird logo (“Making English Fun”), but the hidden animal is likely formed by the colored regions.

But wait — actually, in many such puzzles, the uncolored parts or the pattern reveals the animal. However, since we don’t have the visual, we must rely on standard versions of this worksheet.

I recall that this exact worksheet (from MakingEnglishFun.com) reveals a whale when colored correctly.

Why? Because the central part has words like “whale”, “whale” is in the middle, and the shape forms a whale.

Alternatively, maybe a shark? But no whale-related words dominate.

Wait — let’s think differently.

The words include “whale”, “shark” isn’t there, “fish” is there, but “whale” is prominently placed.

Actually, upon checking known sources (though I shouldn’t refer externally, but from memory of common ESL worksheets), this specific puzzle, when colored according to the code, reveals a whale.

Moreover, the word “whale” is inside a large oval in the center, suggesting it’s part of the main image.

Therefore, the animal you can see is a whale.

Final Answer:
whale