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 “ea”, like “sea”? (a) tail (b) road (c) tea
- 2.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 3.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) queen (b) snail (c) snow
- 4.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) crow (b) feet (c) paint
- 5.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 6.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) day (b) yellow (c) sheep
- 7.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) tree (b) crow (c) play
- 8.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 9.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) goat (b) tea (c) crayon
- 10.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 11.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 12.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 13.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 14.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) tail (b) window (c) seat
- 15.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) blow (b) chain (c) wheel
- 16.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 17.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 18.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) seat (b) sail (c) boat
- 19.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) soap (b) rain (c) three
- 20.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) slow (b) seed (c) tail
- 21.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) sail (b) eat (c) pillow
- 22.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 23.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 24.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 25.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) tail (b) eat (c) soap
- 26.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) blow (b) tail (c) tree
- 27.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) tray (b) tea (c) boat
- 28.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
- 29.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 30.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) wait (b) soap (c) bean
- 31.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) sheep (b) chain (c) bowl
- 32.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) play (b) cheese (c) rainbow
- 33.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) leaf (b) mail (c) boat
- 34.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) day (b) coat (c) peach
- 35.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 36.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 37.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 38.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) soap (b) wheel (c) mail
- 39.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) mail (b) tree (c) coat
- 40.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) crayon (b) soap (c) tea
Answer key
- tea
- ow
- snail
- crow
- ai
- yellow
- play
- oa
- crayon
- ee
- ai
- ee
- ee
- window
- chain
- ee
- ai
- boat
- three
- slow
- sail
- ow
- oa
- ee
- eat
- tree
- tray
- oa
- ee
- bean
- chain
- rainbow
- peach
- ea
- ee
- ee
- wheel
- tea
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