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.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 2.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) rain (b) goat (c) tea
- 3.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) chain (b) toast (c) tree
- 4.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 5.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 6.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) feet (b) tail (c) boat
- 7.Which word has “ee”, like “feet”? (a) queen (b) snail (c) blow
- 8.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) crow (b) wait (c) sea
- 9.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 10.Which word has “ee”, like “three”? (a) jeep (b) blow (c) clay
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) play (b) blow (c) sea
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) pillow (b) cheese (c) tray
- 13.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 14.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) tree (b) snail (c) toast
- 15.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 16.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 17.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 18.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 19.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) tray (b) boat (c) tree
- 20.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) eat (b) hay (c) bowl
- 21.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) seat (b) tray (c) bowl
- 22.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 23.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) day (b) yellow (c) tea
- 24.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) play (b) seed (c) snow
- 25.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) three (b) goat (c) hay
- 26.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 27.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) play
- 28.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 29.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) road (b) wait (c) peach
- 30.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) ow
- 31.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 32.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) toast (b) play (c) feet
- 33.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) yellow (b) crayon (c) eat
- 34.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) beach (b) crayon (c) soap
- 35.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) sail (b) goat (c) sweet
- 36.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) crayon (b) road (c) cheese
- 37.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) cheese (b) coat (c) way
- 38.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) seat (b) tail (c) yellow
- 39.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) sweet (b) coat (c) rain
- 40.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) cheese (b) paint (c) yellow
Answer key
- ow
- tea
- chain
- ee
- ee
- boat
- queen
- sea
- ai
- jeep
- play
- cheese
- ee
- toast
- ai
- ai
- ee
- ee
- boat
- eat
- bowl
- oa
- day
- play
- hay
- oa
- tea
- oa
- road
- ai
- ee
- play
- eat
- beach
- goat
- road
- way
- tail
- rain
- paint
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