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