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 “crayon”? (a) stay (b) goat (c) dream
- 2.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 3.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 4.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) seat (b) tail (c) snow
- 5.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 6.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) bowl (b) peach (c) sail
- 7.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) three (b) bowl (c) sail
- 8.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) boat (b) clay (c) three
- 9.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) soap (b) sea (c) chain
- 10.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) soap (b) jeep (c) paint
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) say (b) bean (c) bowl
- 12.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) bean (b) crow (c) train
- 13.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 14.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 15.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 16.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 17.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) wheel (b) window (c) tray
- 18.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) bean (b) stay (c) blow
- 19.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 20.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 21.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) toast (b) seed (c) snail
- 23.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) grow (b) wait (c) bee
- 24.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 25.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) peach (b) soap (c) chain
- 26.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) goat (b) sweet (c) chain
- 27.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) play (b) jeep (c) grow
- 28.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 29.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 30.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 31.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 32.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 33.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) seat (b) window (c) stay
- 34.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) slow (b) tray (c) sheep
- 35.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 36.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) soap (b) play (c) green
- 37.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 38.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
- 39.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) soap (b) mail (c) sheep
- 40.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) three (b) slow (c) clay
Answer key
- stay
- ow
- ea
- snow
- ay
- sail
- three
- boat
- chain
- paint
- say
- crow
- oa
- oa
- ee
- ee
- tray
- stay
- ai
- ee
- ee
- snail
- wait
- ee
- soap
- goat
- jeep
- ee
- ee
- ai
- ai
- ai
- stay
- sheep
- ee
- play
- ea
- ea
- sheep
- three
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