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 “tea”? (a) mail (b) grow (c) sea
- 2.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) snow (b) rain (c) tree
- 3.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 4.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) tail (b) slow (c) sweet
- 5.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) bean (b) pillow (c) chain
- 6.Which word has “ea”, like “beach”? (a) tray (b) slow (c) seat
- 7.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 8.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 9.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 10.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 11.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) nail (b) blow (c) bee
- 12.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) queen (b) soap (c) stay
- 13.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) wait (b) boat (c) beach
- 14.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) cheese (b) snow (c) rain
- 15.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) wait (b) snow (c) cheese
- 16.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) sheep (b) road (c) say
- 17.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 18.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) sea (b) toast (c) sail
- 19.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 20.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ay
- 21.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) beach (b) boat (c) way
- 22.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) nail (b) tea (c) yellow
- 23.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 24.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) snail (b) sea (c) coat
- 25.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 26.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) toast (b) tail (c) tea
- 27.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 28.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) window (b) hay (c) bean
- 29.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 30.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) wheel (b) crayon (c) coat
- 31.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) cheese (b) play (c) toast
- 32.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) tail (b) rainbow (c) eat
- 33.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 34.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) goat (b) day (c) bee
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) tree (b) goat (c) sail
- 36.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) goat (b) peach (c) hay
- 37.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) seat (b) nail (c) coat
- 38.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) chain (b) feet (c) yellow
- 40.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) sail (b) coat (c) beach
Answer key
- sea
- rain
- ay
- sweet
- chain
- seat
- ea
- ee
- oa
- ow
- nail
- stay
- boat
- rain
- cheese
- say
- ow
- sea
- ai
- ow
- way
- yellow
- ee
- snail
- ai
- tail
- ee
- window
- ee
- wheel
- toast
- eat
- oa
- goat
- sail
- peach
- coat
- oa
- yellow
- coat
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