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