Vowel Teams Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Two vowels, one long sound): Spot the team: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa or ow. Read the team as one long sound: g-oa-t. ay and ow are often at the end of a word (day, snow); ai and oa are in the middle (rain, boat).
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- 1.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) bowl (b) tray (c) sweet
- 2.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) goat (b) tree (c) day
- 4.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 5.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) bowl (b) paint (c) jeep
- 6.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) road (b) mail (c) cheese
- 7.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) rain (b) yellow (c) wheel
- 8.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) road (b) snail (c) feet
- 9.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) seat (b) snow (c) play
- 10.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) tray (b) road (c) seed
- 12.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 13.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 14.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 15.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 16.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 17.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 18.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ea
- 19.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) rainbow (b) day (c) beach
- 20.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 21.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) sea (b) yellow (c) sail
- 22.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ea
- 23.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) yellow (b) play (c) leaf
- 24.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) blow (b) jeep (c) sail
- 25.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) window (b) train (c) wheel
- 26.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) ow
- 27.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) clay (b) rainbow (c) leaf
- 28.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) tree (b) coat (c) clay
- 29.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) slow (b) three (c) rain
- 30.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) pillow (b) tail (c) three
- 31.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) rainbow (b) say (c) bee
- 32.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) cheese (b) rainbow (c) rain
- 33.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 34.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) seat (b) tray (c) coat
- 35.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) day (b) sheep (c) yellow
- 36.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) coat (b) mail (c) sheep
- 37.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) blow (b) sail (c) beach
- 38.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) bowl (b) way (c) feet
- 40.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) sweet (b) way (c) bowl
Answer key
- bowl
- oa
- day
- ee
- paint
- road
- wheel
- feet
- play
- ee
- tray
- ee
- ow
- ee
- oa
- ee
- ea
- ow
- rainbow
- ee
- sail
- ai
- play
- blow
- wheel
- ow
- rainbow
- clay
- slow
- three
- say
- cheese
- oa
- seat
- day
- coat
- sail
- ee
- bowl
- way
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