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Let’s go step by step to solve this worksheet.

We are working with the digraph “ph” which makes the /f/ sound — like in “phone” or “graph”.

The first part says:
Add f or ph to complete each word.

Look at the pictures and think about what word it is, then decide if you need “f” or “ph”.

1. Picture of a fern → word is fern → so we add f → _f_ern
2. Picture of an elephant → word is elephant → so we add ph → ele_ph_ant
3. Picture of weather (sun and clouds) → word is weather → but wait! That’s not using “ph”. Hmm… actually, looking again — maybe it’s “feather”? No, picture shows sun/clouds/rain — that’s “weather”. But “weather” doesn’t have “ph”. Wait — let me check the instructions again.

Wait — the instruction says: “Add f or ph to complete each word.” And the example words given are “fun-f” and “phone-ph”, meaning sometimes it’s just “f”, sometimes “ph”.

But look at #3: “___eather” — if it’s “weather”, that starts with “w”, not “f” or “ph”. That can’t be right. Maybe it’s “feather”? But the picture looks like weather symbols. Let me re-examine.

Actually — looking at common Grade 3 vocabulary and the context of “ph” making /f/ sound — perhaps #3 is meant to be “feather”? But the picture doesn’t show a feather. Alternatively, maybe it’s “whether”? Still no.

Wait — perhaps there’s a mistake? Or maybe I’m misreading.

Hold on — let’s look at all the words:

1. ___ern → fern → f
2. ele___ant → elephant → ph
3. ___eather → ???
4. tele___one → telephone → ph
5. ___eet → feet → f
6. dol___in → dolphin → ph

So for #3: “___eather” — if we put “f”, we get “feather” — which is a real word, and has the /f/ sound from “f”. If we put “ph”, we get “pheather” — which is not a word. So even though the picture might look like weather, the word must be “feather” — maybe the picture is misleading? Or perhaps it’s a feather? Let me assume the intended word is “feather” because “pheather” isn’t valid.

Alternatively — could it be “whether”? No, that starts with “wh”.

Another possibility: “leather”? But that starts with “l”.

No — only “f” or “ph” can be added at the beginning.

So “feather” is the only logical choice → add f

But wait — the picture for #3 shows sun, cloud, raindrop — that’s definitely “weather”. But “weather” doesn’t start with f or ph. This is confusing.

Perhaps the worksheet has a typo? Or maybe I should consider that “ph” can also appear in the middle? The blank is at the beginning: “___eather”

Unless... is it “pheasant”? No, that’s different.

Wait — let’s think differently. Maybe #3 is “feather” and the picture is wrong? Or maybe the student is supposed to ignore the picture for that one? Unlikely.

Another idea: perhaps it’s “whether” — but again, not starting with f/ph.

I think the most reasonable answer is that #3 is “feather” — so we use “f”. Maybe the picture was meant to be a feather but got mixed up. In many worksheets, “feather” is used as an example for “f” sound.

Let’s proceed with that.

So:

1. f + ern = fern
2. ele + ph + ant = elephant
3. f + eather = feather
4. tele + ph + one = telephone
5. f + eet = feet
6. dol + ph + in = dolphin

Now, second part: Rewrite the word

This seems to mean: take the completed word from the left column and write it fully on the right.

So:

1. fern
2. elephant
3. feather
4. telephone
5. feet
6. dolphin

Third part: Choose two words from above and write each one in a sentence.

You can pick any two. Let’s pick simple ones.

Example:

1. I saw a fern growing near the tree.
2. My pet dolphin loves to jump in the water.

Or:

1. The elephant walked slowly through the jungle.
2. She wore a soft feather in her hair.

Any correct sentences are fine.

Now, let’s compile the final answers.

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Final Answer:

Part 1: Add f or ph
1. f
2. ph
3. f
4. ph
5. f
6. ph

Part 2: Rewrite the word
1. fern
2. elephant
3. feather
4. telephone
5. feet
6. dolphin

Part 3: Sentences (example answers)
1. The fern grew tall in the shady forest.
2. We learned about dolphins in science class today.

(Note: For Part 3, any two correct sentences using any two words from the list are acceptable.)