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 “paint”? (a) sail (b) beach (c) road
- 2.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 3.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) hay (b) eat (c) boat
- 4.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 5.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) yellow (b) snail (c) seed
- 6.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 7.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 8.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) snow (b) way (c) green
- 9.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 10.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) snail (b) seat (c) boat
- 11.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) soap (b) hay (c) peach
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) slow (b) cheese (c) paint
- 13.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 14.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 15.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 16.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) queen (b) way (c) rainbow
- 17.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) sea (b) train (c) bowl
- 18.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) toast (b) hay (c) tree
- 19.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) queen (b) rainbow (c) wait
- 20.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) boat (b) paint (c) sea
- 21.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) peach (b) snow (c) rain
- 22.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) boat (b) tea (c) play
- 23.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 24.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) clay (b) tea (c) toast
- 25.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 26.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 27.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 28.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) crayon (b) beach (c) bowl
- 29.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) leaf (b) paint (c) slow
- 30.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) road (b) wait (c) seat
- 31.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) crow (b) train (c) sea
- 32.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) sea (b) coat (c) clay
- 33.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) snow (b) stay (c) dream
- 34.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) green (b) goat (c) tray
- 35.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) rainbow (b) stay (c) sheep
- 36.Which word has “ee”, like “feet”? (a) crayon (b) wheel (c) coat
- 37.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 38.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 39.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) bean (b) road (c) day
- 40.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) crayon (b) sea (c) road
Answer key
- sail
- oa
- boat
- ee
- yellow
- ai
- oa
- green
- ee
- snail
- soap
- cheese
- ow
- ay
- ai
- rainbow
- train
- tree
- rainbow
- paint
- rain
- play
- ai
- clay
- ee
- ee
- ow
- bowl
- paint
- wait
- crow
- clay
- stay
- goat
- rainbow
- wheel
- ow
- ai
- bean
- sea
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