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.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 2.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) say (b) leaf (c) goat
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) window (b) play (c) three
- 4.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) grow (b) paint (c) queen
- 5.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 6.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) hay (b) sea (c) grow
- 7.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 8.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) tea (b) bowl (c) mail
- 9.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 10.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) chain (b) tea (c) slow
- 11.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 12.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) eat (b) crayon (c) bowl
- 13.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) yellow (b) chain (c) eat
- 14.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 15.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) chain (b) pillow (c) eat
- 16.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) bowl (b) eat (c) rain
- 17.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) yellow (b) tea (c) rain
- 18.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 19.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) soap (b) mail (c) beach
- 20.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) crayon (b) goat (c) queen
- 21.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) beach (b) clay (c) goat
- 22.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) stay (b) bowl (c) wheel
- 23.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 24.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 25.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) three (b) rainbow (c) day
- 26.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 27.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ay
- 28.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) seat (b) day (c) bowl
- 29.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) sheep (b) snow (c) day
- 30.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) hay (b) bee (c) boat
- 31.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ay
- 32.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) sweet (b) soap (c) chain
- 33.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 34.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) bowl (b) train (c) feet
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) chain (b) seed (c) goat
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) tree (b) slow (c) train
- 37.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) bowl (b) crayon (c) tree
- 38.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) road (b) way (c) bean
- 39.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
- 40.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
Answer key
- ee
- goat
- play
- paint
- ee
- grow
- ee
- bowl
- ow
- chain
- ai
- crayon
- eat
- ai
- pillow
- eat
- rain
- ea
- beach
- queen
- beach
- bowl
- oa
- ee
- rainbow
- ee
- oa
- day
- snow
- bee
- ow
- sweet
- ai
- feet
- chain
- slow
- crayon
- way
- ay
- oa
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