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