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 “ay”, like “hay”? (a) bowl (b) queen (c) crayon
- 2.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) seat (b) stay (c) slow
- 4.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) dream (b) stay (c) road
- 5.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 6.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 7.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) bee (b) mail (c) bowl
- 8.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) yellow (b) bee (c) chain
- 9.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 10.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) green (b) tray (c) window
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) window (b) bee (c) clay
- 13.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) boat (b) eat (c) wait
- 14.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 15.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) say (b) bean (c) bowl
- 16.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) grow (b) train (c) feet
- 17.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ay
- 18.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) toast (b) nail (c) dream
- 19.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 20.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) seat (b) crow (c) day
- 21.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) rain (b) beach (c) pillow
- 23.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 24.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) yellow (b) queen (c) paint
- 25.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) hay (b) pillow (c) sheep
- 26.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 27.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 28.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) see (b) nail (c) goat
- 29.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) jeep (b) clay (c) grow
- 30.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) window (b) eat (c) train
- 31.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) wait (b) road (c) peach
- 32.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 33.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) boat (b) three (c) mail
- 34.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) boat (b) leaf (c) chain
- 35.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) way (b) grow (c) jeep
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) dream (b) hay (c) bowl
- 37.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 38.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) boat (b) three (c) paint
- 39.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) leaf (b) goat (c) day
- 40.Which word has “ee”, like “three”? (a) yellow (b) seed (c) day
Answer key
- crayon
- ee
- stay
- dream
- ea
- oa
- bee
- chain
- ee
- ow
- tray
- bee
- wait
- ee
- bean
- train
- ay
- dream
- ee
- crow
- ee
- rain
- ee
- yellow
- pillow
- ea
- ai
- nail
- clay
- eat
- wait
- ee
- boat
- chain
- way
- bowl
- oa
- paint
- day
- seed
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