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