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.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 2.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) goat (b) train (c) tree
- 3.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) chain (b) cheese (c) toast
- 4.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) stay (b) goat (c) dream
- 5.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) feet (b) nail (c) boat
- 6.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 7.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 8.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 9.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 10.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) stay (b) cheese (c) boat
- 11.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ai
- 12.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 13.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 14.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) clay (b) coat (c) leaf
- 15.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) yellow (b) chain (c) dream
- 16.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 17.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) sweet (b) toast (c) tray
- 18.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) ow
- 19.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 20.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) tree (b) pillow (c) clay
- 21.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) day (b) peach (c) window
- 22.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) slow (b) sheep (c) way
- 23.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) blow (b) jeep (c) day
- 24.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) tray (b) sweet (c) bowl
- 25.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) ow
- 26.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 27.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) soap (b) beach (c) tail
- 28.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) peach (b) snow (c) day
- 29.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) soap (b) nail (c) bean
- 30.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 31.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) beach (b) bowl (c) wait
- 32.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) rain (b) boat (c) seed
- 33.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 34.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) peach (b) road (c) way
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) bee (b) road (c) rain
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) stay (b) sea (c) snow
- 37.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 38.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 39.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 40.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
Answer key
- ay
- tree
- toast
- goat
- boat
- ee
- ow
- ea
- ea
- boat
- oa
- ai
- ee
- clay
- yellow
- ow
- tray
- ea
- ai
- clay
- peach
- slow
- blow
- tray
- ow
- ee
- soap
- day
- soap
- ow
- beach
- rain
- ee
- way
- rain
- snow
- ee
- ee
- ee
- ai
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