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 “ai”, like “rain”? (a) soap (b) paint (c) queen
- 2.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 3.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) sheep (b) hay (c) boat
- 4.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) nail (b) toast (c) sheep
- 5.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 6.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 7.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) stay (b) sea (c) goat
- 8.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 9.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) toast (b) hay (c) beach
- 10.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) mail
- 11.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 12.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) play (b) yellow (c) sea
- 13.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 14.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) seed (b) play (c) snow
- 15.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) seat (b) window (c) play
- 16.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 17.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 18.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
- 19.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) green (b) goat (c) stay
- 20.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) peach (b) say (c) slow
- 21.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) ow
- 22.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) toast (b) sheep (c) way
- 23.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) hay (b) tea (c) bowl
- 24.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) coat (b) mail (c) wheel
- 25.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 26.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) paint
- 27.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) peach (b) boat (c) stay
- 28.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) hay (b) coat (c) jeep
- 29.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 30.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) day (b) grow (c) bean
- 31.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) slow (b) bee (c) play
- 32.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) sheep (b) chain (c) crow
- 33.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 34.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) chain (b) slow (c) sea
- 35.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) train (b) seat (c) pillow
- 37.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) grow (b) play (c) jeep
- 38.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) clay (b) soap (c) bean
- 39.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) sweet (b) paint (c) soap
- 40.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) paint (b) feet (c) boat
Answer key
- paint
- oa
- boat
- nail
- ee
- ee
- goat
- ee
- hay
- ea
- yellow
- oa
- play
- play
- ea
- ee
- ay
- green
- slow
- ea
- way
- bowl
- oa
- paint
- peach
- coat
- ow
- grow
- slow
- sheep
- ee
- slow
- ee
- pillow
- grow
- bean
- soap
- feet
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