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.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 2.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) rainbow (b) dream (c) clay
- 3.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) soap (b) chain (c) sea
- 4.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) goat (b) seat (c) snail
- 5.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 6.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 7.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) crayon (b) queen (c) slow
- 8.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 9.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 10.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) boat (b) play (c) eat
- 11.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 12.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 13.Which word has “ee”, like “feet”? (a) goat (b) wait (c) three
- 14.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ai
- 15.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 16.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) soap (b) green (c) mail
- 17.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 18.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) play (b) bowl (c) bean
- 19.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) stay (b) tree (c) soap
- 20.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 21.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) three (b) goat (c) rain
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) tea (b) goat (c) sail
- 23.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) sheep (b) window (c) tail
- 24.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) cheese (b) clay (c) goat
- 25.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) grow (b) tea (c) sail
- 26.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) sail (b) bean (c) coat
- 27.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ea
- 28.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) sheep (b) mail (c) boat
- 29.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) tray (b) crow (c) leaf
- 30.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 31.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) clay (b) see (c) soap
- 32.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) leaf (b) wait (c) goat
- 33.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) queen (b) snail (c) toast
- 34.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) hay (b) snow (c) three
- 35.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) leaf (b) rainbow (c) sail
- 36.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 37.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 38.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 39.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) yellow (b) train (c) sea
- 40.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
Answer key
- ea
- dream
- soap
- snail
- ee
- ea
- crayon
- ee
- ee
- boat
- ee
- ai
- three
- ai
- ai
- soap
- ee
- bowl
- stay
- ow
- three
- sail
- window
- cheese
- grow
- bean
- ow
- sheep
- leaf
- ow
- see
- wait
- queen
- hay
- rainbow
- ai
- oa
- ee
- train
- oa
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