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.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 2.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) grow (b) clay (c) seat
- 4.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 5.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) sweet (b) paint (c) soap
- 6.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 7.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) beach (b) crayon (c) goat
- 8.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) rain (b) boat (c) seed
- 9.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) goat (b) train (c) cheese
- 10.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 11.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 12.Which word has “ea”, like “beach”? (a) leaf (b) mail (c) toast
- 13.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) chain (b) toast (c) beach
- 14.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) coat (b) snail (c) bee
- 15.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) mail (b) crow (c) dream
- 16.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) play (b) window (c) jeep
- 17.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 18.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) peach (b) tail (c) grow
- 19.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) day (b) tea (c) road
- 20.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 21.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) hay (b) cheese (c) boat
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) soap (b) mail (c) jeep
- 23.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 24.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) window (b) tail (c) dream
- 25.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 26.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 27.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 28.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) crayon (b) three (c) pillow
- 29.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) leaf (b) pillow (c) tail
- 30.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) eat (b) stay (c) slow
- 31.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) yellow (b) seed (c) train
- 32.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) feet (b) rain (c) soap
- 33.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) day (b) sweet (c) crow
- 34.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) queen (b) road (c) day
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) seat (b) blow (c) nail
- 36.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 37.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) goat (b) tail (c) sea
- 38.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 39.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 40.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) train (b) goat (c) jeep
Answer key
- oa
- ow
- clay
- ee
- sweet
- ai
- goat
- rain
- goat
- ee
- ai
- leaf
- toast
- coat
- play
- ee
- grow
- road
- ee
- boat
- oa
- tail
- ow
- ee
- ea
- three
- tail
- stay
- seed
- rain
- day
- day
- nail
- ea
- tail
- oa
- ee
- train
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