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.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 2.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) boat (b) tail (c) cheese
- 3.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) bowl (b) wait (c) seed
- 4.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 5.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) see (b) yellow (c) tray
- 6.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 7.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 8.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 9.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
- 10.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) blow (b) seat (c) clay
- 11.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) boat (b) train (c) seed
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) hay (b) wheel (c) goat
- 13.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 14.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) hay (b) soap (c) peach
- 15.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 16.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 17.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) tea (b) toast (c) clay
- 18.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) boat (b) seat (c) crayon
- 19.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) train (b) road (c) beach
- 20.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 21.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) grow (b) crayon (c) eat
- 22.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 23.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 24.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ai
- 25.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 26.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) sheep (b) soap (c) say
- 27.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 28.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 29.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) chain (b) seat (c) bowl
- 30.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) boat (b) paint (c) green
- 31.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 32.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) toast (b) tray (c) tree
- 33.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 34.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) goat (b) seat (c) sail
- 36.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) day (b) green (c) coat
- 37.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) stay (b) see (c) coat
- 38.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) tail (b) peach (c) crow
- 40.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) leaf (b) train (c) window
Answer key
- ow
- tail
- wait
- ow
- yellow
- ee
- ee
- ee
- ea
- clay
- train
- wheel
- ai
- soap
- ee
- ee
- tea
- crayon
- beach
- ee
- eat
- ee
- ee
- ea
- ee
- say
- oa
- ea
- chain
- boat
- ai
- toast
- ee
- ai
- sail
- green
- coat
- oa
- crow
- leaf
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