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 “play”? (a) sweet (b) pillow (c) tray
- 2.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) goat (b) dream (c) clay
- 3.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) window (b) play (c) sea
- 4.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) seed (b) boat (c) snail
- 5.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 6.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 7.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) pillow (b) day (c) sheep
- 8.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) bowl (b) mail (c) feet
- 9.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 10.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) way (b) three (c) road
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) pillow (b) day (c) tree
- 12.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 13.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 14.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) boat (b) three (c) play
- 15.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ea
- 16.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) peach (b) toast (c) sail
- 17.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 18.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 19.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) tree (b) day (c) soap
- 20.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 21.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) rain (b) crow (c) three
- 22.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
- 23.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) toast (b) crayon (c) dream
- 24.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) bowl (b) leaf (c) rain
- 25.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) cheese (b) crow (c) nail
- 26.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ai
- 27.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 28.Which word has “ee”, like “three”? (a) chain (b) feet (c) coat
- 29.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) crayon (b) road (c) tree
- 30.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) bowl (b) say (c) eat
- 31.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) tray (b) seed (c) coat
- 32.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ay
- 33.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) tea (b) tray (c) boat
- 34.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) jeep (b) soap (c) crayon
- 35.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ay
- 36.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 37.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 38.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) way (b) eat (c) crow
- 39.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 40.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) road (b) sea (c) say
Answer key
- tray
- clay
- sea
- snail
- ee
- ow
- pillow
- feet
- ee
- road
- day
- ay
- ee
- boat
- ow
- toast
- ee
- ow
- day
- ee
- crow
- oa
- dream
- rain
- cheese
- ea
- ai
- feet
- crayon
- say
- tray
- ea
- tray
- crayon
- oa
- ee
- oa
- crow
- oa
- say
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