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 “ay”, like “say”? (a) leaf (b) crayon (c) soap
- 2.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 3.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 4.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) green (b) coat (c) day
- 5.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) sea (b) tray (c) goat
- 6.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 7.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) leaf (b) sail (c) crow
- 8.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
- 9.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) say (b) green (c) goat
- 10.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) soap (b) wait (c) three
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) beach (b) play (c) blow
- 12.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 13.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) cheese (b) tray (c) boat
- 14.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) snow (b) bean (c) play
- 15.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) toast (b) day (c) sweet
- 16.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 17.Which word has “ea”, like “peach”? (a) seat (b) bowl (c) say
- 18.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) crow (b) clay (c) three
- 19.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) blow (b) mail (c) seed
- 20.Which word has “ea”, like “beach”? (a) boat (b) leaf (c) stay
- 21.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 22.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 23.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) tea (b) train (c) boat
- 24.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 25.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) hay (b) yellow (c) wheel
- 26.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) goat (b) clay (c) peach
- 27.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) boat (b) snail (c) see
- 28.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) yellow (b) peach (c) say
- 29.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) tea (b) paint (c) rainbow
- 30.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) paint (b) cheese (c) pillow
- 31.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) sea (b) window (c) train
- 32.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) beach (b) way (c) road
- 33.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 34.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ai
- 35.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) way (b) seed (c) window
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) seat (b) slow (c) chain
- 37.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) road (b) crayon (c) feet
- 38.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) yellow (b) tea (c) play
- 39.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) stay (b) boat (c) sea
- 40.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
Answer key
- crayon
- ee
- ee
- green
- tray
- ee
- sail
- ea
- green
- three
- play
- oa
- boat
- bean
- day
- ow
- seat
- three
- blow
- leaf
- ea
- oa
- tea
- ee
- wheel
- clay
- snail
- say
- rainbow
- pillow
- sea
- way
- ee
- oa
- way
- slow
- crayon
- tea
- stay
- ee
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