This worksheet helps students practice identifying digraphs like sh, ph, th, ch, and wh through a fun search and color activity.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are looking for words that contain these digraphs:
sh, ph, th, ch, wh

We need to go through each word in the list and check which digraph it contains. Then we’ll count how many words have each digraph.

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First, let’s list all the words from the grid:

chop, thank, where, there, when, shine, who, which, whale, then, this, shed, check, shade, chess, chin, phonics, shop, whisper, think, throw, chase, that, phone, shape, shin, shake, chant, chip, sheep, cheese, cheap, chill, them, they, photos, ship, cheek, phrase

(Note: I’ve listed them in order as they appear row by row.)

Now, let’s go one by one and assign each word to its digraph.

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Digraph: sh

Look for “sh” in the word.

- shine → has “sh”
- shed → has “sh”
- shop → has “sh”
- whisper → has “sh” (at the end)
- shape → has “sh”
- shin → has “sh”
- shake → has “sh”
- sheep → has “sh”
- cheese → has “sh”? Wait — “cheese” starts with “ch”, not “sh”. So NO.
- cheap → starts with “ch”, so NO.
- ship → has “sh”
- phrase → ends with “se”, but has “ph” at start? Let’s check later.

Wait — let’s be careful.

Actually, “whisper” — yes, ends with “per”, but has “wh” at start? No — “whisper” starts with “wh”? Actually, no — “whisper” is spelled w-h-i-s-p-e-r → so it has “wh” at the beginning AND “sh” in the middle? Wait — “whis” — that’s “wh” + “i” + “s” — actually, “whisper” does NOT have “sh” as a digraph. The “s” and “h” are not together as a sound unit here? But in spelling, “sh” appears in “whisper”? Let’s look: w-h-i-s-p-e-r → letters: positions 4 and 5 are ‘s’ and ‘p’ — no “sh”. Oh! I made a mistake.

“Whisper” — let’s spell it: W-H-I-S-P-E-R → no “sh” digraph. The “s” and “h” are not adjacent. So “whisper” does NOT contain “sh”.

Similarly, “phrase” — P-H-R-A-S-E → has “ph” at start, and “se” at end — no “sh”.

So let’s redo carefully.

List of words again, and mark which digraph they contain:

1. chop → ch
2. thank → th
3. where → wh
4. there → th
5. when → wh
6. shine → sh
7. who → wh
8. which → wh
9. whale → wh
10. then → th
11. this → th
12. shed → sh
13. check → ch
14. shade → sh
15. chess → ch
16. chin → ch
17. phonics → ph
18. shop → sh
19. whisper → wh (starts with wh) — and no “sh” because s and h are not together? Wait — “whisper”: w-h-i-s-p-e-r → after “i” comes “s”, then “p” — so no “sh” digraph. Only “wh” at start.
20. think → th
21. throw → th
22. chase → ch
23. that → th
24. phone → ph
25. shape → sh
26. shin → sh
27. shake → sh
28. chant → ch
29. chip → ch
30. sheep → sh
31. cheese → ch (starts with ch)
32. cheap → ch
33. chill → ch
34. them → th
35. they → th
36. photos → ph
37. ship → sh
38. cheek → ch
39. phrase → ph

Now let’s group them.

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Count for "sh":

Words with “sh”:

- shine
- shed
- shop
- shade
- shape
- shin
- shake
- sheep
- ship

That’s 9 words.

Wait — did I miss any?

Check:
- shine ✔
- shed ✔
- shop ✔
- shade ✔
- shape ✔
- shin ✔
- shake ✔
- sheep ✔
- ship ✔

Yes, 9.

Is “whisper” included? No — as discussed, no “sh” digraph.

Is “phrase”? No — has “ph”.

So sh = 9

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Count for "ph":

Words with “ph”:

- phonics
- phone
- photos
- phrase

That’s 4 words.

Check:
- phonics ✔
- phone ✔
- photos ✔
- phrase ✔

Any others? “Sheep”? No. “Chip”? No.

So ph = 4

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Count for "th":

Words with “th”:

- thank
- there
- then
- this
- think
- throw
- that
- them
- they

That’s 9 words.

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

Yes, 9.

Is “chop”? No. “Where”? No.

So th = 9

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Count for "ch":

Words with “ch”:

- chop
- check
- chess
- chin
- chase
- chant
- chip
- cheese
- cheap
- chill
- cheek

That’s 11 words.

List:
1. chop
2. check
3. chess
4. chin
5. chase
6. chant
7. chip
8. cheese
9. cheap
10. chill
11. cheek

Yes, 11.

Is “which”? That’s “wh”, not “ch”. “Who”? “wh”. “Photos”? “ph”.

So ch = 11

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Count for "wh":

Words with “wh”:

- where
- when
- who
- which
- whale
- whisper

That’s 6 words.

List:
1. where
2. when
3. who
4. which
5. whale
6. whisper

Yes, 6.

Is “there”? No — “th”. “Then”? “th”.

So wh = 6

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Now, let’s summarize:

- sh: 9
- ph: 4
- th: 9
- ch: 11
- wh: 6

Now answer the questions:

Which digraph did you find the most of? → ch (11)

Which digraph did you find the least of? → ph (4)

Which two had the same number of words? → sh and th both have 9

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Final Answer:

Most: ch
Least: ph
Same number: sh and th