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Absolutely! Let’s solve this “Search & Tally Digraphs” worksheet step by step.

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🎯 Goal:

Find all the words that contain the digraphs sh, ph, th, ch, wh.
Color each word with the correct color (as shown in the key), and then tally how many you find for each digraph.

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🔑 Color Key:

- 🔴 Red = sh
- 🔵 Blue = ph
- 🟡 Yellow = th
- 🟢 Green = ch
- 🟠 Orange = wh

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## ✔ Step-by-Step Solution:

We’ll go through each word and assign it to the correct digraph category.

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🔴 sh (Red) — Words containing “sh”

Look for “sh” anywhere in the word.

✔ Found:
- chop → ✘ (has “ch”, not “sh”)
- shine → ✔
- shed → ✔
- shop → ✔
- shake → ✔
- shin → ✔
- ship → ✔
- cheap → ✘ (has “ch”)
- chase → ✘ (has “ch”)

Wait — let’s check again carefully.

Actually:
- chop → “ch” → goes to green
- shine → “sh” → red
- shed → “sh” → red
- shop → “sh” → red
- shake → “sh” → red
- shin → “sh” → red
- ship → “sh” → red
- cheap → “ch” → green
- chase → “ch” → green

Also:
- where → “wh” → orange
- whale → “wh” → orange
- whisper → “wh” → orange
- when → “wh” → orange
- which → “wh” → orange
- throw → “th” → yellow
- that → “th” → yellow
- they → “th” → yellow
- think → “th” → yellow
- this → “th” → yellow
- then → “th” → yellow
- there → “th” → yellow
- thank → “th” → yellow
- phrase → “ph” → blue
- phonics → “ph” → blue
- photos → “ph” → blue
- chip → “ch” → green
- chill → “ch” → green
- cheese → “ch” → green
- cheek → “ch” → green
- chess → “ch” → green
- chin → “ch” → green
- shape → “sh” → red ← we missed this!

Let’s reorganize everything clearly.

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## 📋 Final Categorized List:

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🔴 sh (Red) — 7 words

1. shine
2. shed
3. shop
4. shake
5. shin
6. ship
7. shape

> 💡 *Note: “chop” is “ch”, not “sh”. “shape” has “sh” at the start.*

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🔵 ph (Blue) — 4 words

1. phonics
2. photos
3. phrase
4. whisper? → Wait, “whisper” starts with “wh”, not “ph” → ✘
Actually, “whisper” → “wh” → orange

So only:
- phonics
- photos
- phrase

Wait — is there another?

What about “photo”? No, it’s “photos” — already counted.

✔ Only 3 words for ph:
1. phonics
2. photos
3. phrase

> ⚠️ Double-check: Is there a word like “phone”? No. So only 3.

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🟡 th (Yellow) — 8 words

1. thank
2. this
3. then
4. that
5. throw
6. they
7. think
8. there

Also:
- when → “wh” → orange
- which → “wh” → orange
- where → “wh” → orange
- whale → “wh” → orange
- whisper → “wh” → orange

✔ So th words:
- thank
- this
- then
- that
- throw
- they
- think
- there

→ 8 total

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🟢 ch (Green) — 9 words

1. chop
2. chess
3. chip
4. chill
5. cheese
6. cheek
7. chase
8. cheap
9. chin

✔ All have “ch”

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🟠 wh (Orange) — 6 words

1. which
2. where
3. whale
4. when
5. whisper
6. what? — Not on list.

✔ 6 words:
- which
- where
- whale
- when
- whisper
- who? — Not here.

Wait — is “why” there? No.

✔ So 6 words.

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## 🧮 Tally Summary:

| Digraph | Color | Words Found | Count |
|---------|--------|-------------|-------|
| sh | 🔴 Red | shine, shed, shop, shake, shin, ship, shape | 7 |
| ph | 🔵 Blue | phonics, photos, phrase | 3 |
| th | 🟡 Yellow | thank, this, then, that, throw, they, think, there | 8 |
| ch | 🟢 Green | chop, chess, chip, chill, cheese, cheek, chase, cheap, chin | 9 |
| wh | 🟠 Orange | which, where, whale, when, whisper | 5? Wait — let’s recount.

Wait — I said 6 earlier, but let’s list them:

1. which
2. where
3. whale
4. when
5. whisper

That’s 5.

But what about “wh” in “whisper” — yes, it’s there.

Is there a 6th? Let’s scan again:

Words starting with “wh”:
- which ✔
- where ✔
- whale ✔
- when ✔
- whisper ✔

No others.

✔ So wh = 5

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## ✍️ Final Answer for Tally Boxes:

At the bottom, you have 5 boxes labeled:

> sh | ph | th | ch | wh

You should write the count in each box:

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📝 Filled Tally:

- sh → 7
- ph → 3
- th → 8
- ch → 9
- wh → 5

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## 🖍️ Coloring Instructions (for your worksheet):

- Color all sh words (shine, shed, shop, shake, shin, ship, shape) → RED
- Color all ph words (phonics, photos, phrase) → BLUE
- Color all th words (thank, this, then, that, throw, they, think, there) → YELLOW
- Color all ch words (chop, chess, chip, chill, cheese, cheek, chase, cheap, chin) → GREEN
- Color all wh words (which, where, whale, when, whisper) → ORANGE

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## ✔ Final Answer Summary:

Tallies:
- sh: 7
- ph: 3
- th: 8
- ch: 9
- wh: 5

You can now fill in the boxes at the bottom of your worksheet with these numbers!

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