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Phonics lesson 20: Vowel teams · Set 540 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
  2. 2.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
  3. 3.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
  4. 4.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
  5. 5.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
  6. 6.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
  7. 7.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) sheep (b) snail (c) goat
  8. 8.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
  9. 9.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
  10. 10.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) paint (b) blow (c) eat
  11. 11.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
  12. 12.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
  13. 13.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) mail (b) jeep (c) road
  14. 14.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) leaf (b) way (c) window
  15. 15.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
  16. 16.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) three (b) nail (c) pillow
  17. 17.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
  18. 18.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) tea (b) say (c) toast
  19. 19.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) goat (b) chain (c) sea
  20. 20.Which word has “ee”, like “sweet”? (a) queen (b) boat (c) tray
  21. 21.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
  22. 22.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) feet (b) coat (c) train
  23. 23.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) sea (b) tail (c) crow
  24. 24.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
  25. 25.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) bee (b) road (c) hay
  26. 26.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) goat (b) wait (c) sweet
  27. 27.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) nail (b) yellow (c) bee
  28. 28.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) soap (b) tree (c) mail
  29. 29.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
  30. 30.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) mail (b) crow (c) bee
  31. 31.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
  32. 32.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) road (b) wait (c) leaf
  33. 33.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
  34. 34.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) boat (b) snail (c) seat
  35. 35.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
  36. 36.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) road (b) feet (c) clay
  37. 37.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) hay (b) sea (c) crow
  38. 38.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) seat (b) grow (c) wait
  39. 39.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) rain (b) wheel (c) boat
  40. 40.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) tea (b) goat (c) play

Answer key

  1. ea
  2. ee
  3. ee
  4. ow
  5. ea
  6. ee
  7. goat
  8. ay
  9. ee
  10. paint
  11. ai
  12. ow
  13. mail
  14. way
  15. ee
  16. pillow
  17. ea
  18. toast
  19. sea
  20. queen
  21. ee
  22. train
  23. tail
  24. oa
  25. hay
  26. wait
  27. nail
  28. mail
  29. ea
  30. bee
  31. ai
  32. wait
  33. oa
  34. boat
  35. ee
  36. clay
  37. crow
  38. wait
  39. wheel
  40. play

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