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