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.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 2.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) pillow (b) seat (c) train
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) window (b) three (c) way
- 4.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) eat (b) snow (c) chain
- 5.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 6.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 7.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) play (b) wheel (c) yellow
- 8.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) day (b) crow (c) bee
- 9.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) window (b) tray (c) beach
- 10.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 11.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 12.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 13.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) play (b) rainbow (c) three
- 14.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 15.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) rainbow (b) beach (c) train
- 16.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 17.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) goat (b) way (c) jeep
- 18.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 19.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 20.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) bean (b) play (c) pillow
- 21.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) rain (b) bowl (c) sheep
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) rain (b) bee (c) blow
- 23.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) play (b) green (c) road
- 24.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 25.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) blow (b) three (c) way
- 26.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) play (b) yellow (c) bee
- 27.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) boat (b) bean (c) tail
- 28.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) snail (b) sweet (c) yellow
- 29.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 30.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 31.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) paint (b) dream (c) goat
- 32.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) dream (b) nail (c) window
- 33.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 34.Which word has “ea”, like “peach”? (a) eat (b) coat (c) mail
- 35.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 36.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ay
- 37.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 38.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) wheel (b) sail (c) snow
- 39.Which word has “ee”, like “feet”? (a) soap (b) nail (c) tree
- 40.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) nail (b) coat (c) tea
Answer key
- ai
- pillow
- way
- snow
- ea
- ee
- yellow
- day
- window
- ai
- ee
- ee
- play
- ow
- beach
- ai
- goat
- oa
- ee
- bean
- rain
- rain
- play
- ai
- blow
- bee
- tail
- yellow
- ee
- ai
- paint
- nail
- ee
- eat
- ee
- ea
- ay
- snow
- tree
- tea
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