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 “ai”, like “wait”? (a) bowl (b) snail (c) jeep
- 2.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) bowl (b) nail (c) eat
- 3.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 4.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 5.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) day (b) green (c) yellow
- 6.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 7.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) sheep (b) toast (c) wait
- 8.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
- 9.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) beach (b) wait (c) road
- 10.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) leaf (b) soap (c) hay
- 12.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
- 13.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 14.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) green (b) bowl (c) snail
- 15.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 16.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 17.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) snail (b) crow (c) tree
- 18.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 19.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) beach (b) train (c) toast
- 20.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 21.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) green (b) coat (c) paint
- 22.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 23.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 24.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 25.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) goat (b) day (c) green
- 26.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) tea (b) snow (c) play
- 27.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 28.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) sheep (b) boat (c) rain
- 29.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 30.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 31.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) chain (b) toast (c) tree
- 32.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 33.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 34.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) boat (b) leaf (c) sail
- 35.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 36.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) nail (b) snow (c) bee
- 37.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) seed (b) wait (c) coat
- 38.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) window (b) mail (c) peach
- 40.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) tea (b) way (c) toast
Answer key
- snail
- nail
- ee
- oa
- yellow
- ai
- wait
- ow
- beach
- ee
- hay
- ow
- ai
- snail
- ea
- oa
- snail
- ai
- train
- oa
- green
- ai
- ee
- ee
- goat
- play
- ee
- rain
- ee
- ee
- tree
- ee
- ee
- sail
- ai
- nail
- wait
- ea
- window
- toast
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