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_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 2.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 3.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 4.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) soap (b) sea (c) play
- 5.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 6.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 7.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) soap (b) paint (c) tree
- 8.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) boat (b) green (c) train
- 9.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) ow
- 10.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) bee (b) wait (c) slow
- 11.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) sweet (b) goat (c) way
- 13.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 14.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) stay (b) leaf (c) snow
- 15.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 16.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 17.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) pillow (b) bean (c) tray
- 18.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) eat (b) coat (c) paint
- 19.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) wait (b) blow (c) feet
- 20.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) snow (b) sweet (c) mail
- 21.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) grow (b) eat (c) say
- 22.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
- 23.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) snail (b) three (c) window
- 24.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 25.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) toast (b) tray (c) sweet
- 26.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) blow (b) wait (c) sea
- 27.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) train (b) sea (c) goat
- 28.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) train (b) goat (c) leaf
- 29.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) beach (b) rain (c) road
- 30.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) coat (b) leaf (c) clay
- 31.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) coat (b) wait (c) dream
- 32.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 33.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 34.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
- 35.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) queen (b) sail (c) blow
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) pillow (b) tree (c) wait
- 37.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 38.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) play (b) bean (c) goat
- 39.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 40.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) nail (b) feet (c) yellow
Answer key
- ow
- ea
- ee
- play
- ai
- ee
- tree
- boat
- ow
- slow
- ee
- sweet
- ee
- leaf
- ai
- ai
- tray
- coat
- feet
- sweet
- say
- ea
- snail
- ow
- toast
- wait
- goat
- train
- road
- coat
- coat
- oa
- ee
- ea
- blow
- pillow
- oa
- play
- ea
- yellow
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