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 “ea”, like “beach”? (a) grow (b) chain (c) sea
- 2.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) play (b) jeep (c) bowl
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) dream (b) say (c) blow
- 4.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 5.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) road (b) eat (c) hay
- 6.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) eat (b) tray (c) pillow
- 7.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 8.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 9.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) seed (b) crow (c) train
- 10.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 11.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) yellow (b) mail (c) sea
- 12.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) paint (b) bean (c) bowl
- 13.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 14.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 15.Which word has “ea”, like “peach”? (a) nail (b) goat (c) seat
- 16.Which word has “ea”, like “beach”? (a) stay (b) leaf (c) road
- 17.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 18.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) leaf (b) snow (c) nail
- 19.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 20.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) pillow (b) sea (c) nail
- 21.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 22.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 23.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) goat (b) chain (c) tea
- 24.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) yellow (b) peach (c) tail
- 25.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) jeep (b) play (c) coat
- 26.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) ow
- 27.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) boat (b) wheel (c) play
- 28.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 29.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) cheese (b) day (c) coat
- 30.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) see (b) boat (c) clay
- 31.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) sheep (b) toast (c) rain
- 32.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) eat (b) way (c) bowl
- 33.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 34.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) wheel (b) train (c) road
- 35.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) paint (b) slow (c) seed
- 36.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) ow
- 37.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) mail (b) window (c) seat
- 38.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) eat (b) play (c) coat
- 39.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 40.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
Answer key
- sea
- play
- say
- ee
- eat
- eat
- ee
- ai
- seed
- ee
- paint
- oa
- ow
- seat
- leaf
- oa
- snow
- ai
- nail
- ea
- ai
- tea
- peach
- play
- ea
- boat
- ee
- day
- clay
- toast
- way
- ai
- train
- slow
- ow
- seat
- coat
- ee
- ea
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