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 “ow”, like “crow”? (a) tea (b) say (c) window
- 2.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) beach (b) rainbow (c) day
- 3.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) sea (b) snail (c) grow
- 4.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 5.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 6.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) bee (b) wait (c) boat
- 7.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 8.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 9.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) yellow (b) see (c) snail
- 10.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ee
- 11.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) paint (b) sea (c) slow
- 12.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) paint (b) dream (c) boat
- 13.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 14.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 15.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 16.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) beach (b) crayon (c) soap
- 17.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) rain (b) toast (c) dream
- 18.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) wait (b) leaf (c) rainbow
- 19.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) tray (b) eat (c) pillow
- 20.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 21.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) mail (b) yellow (c) tree
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) boat (b) nail (c) leaf
- 23.Which word has “ea”, like “beach”? (a) day (b) seat (c) soap
- 24.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 25.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) way (b) queen (c) crow
- 26.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 27.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
- 28.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) rainbow (b) crayon (c) three
- 29.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) coat (b) tree (c) snail
- 30.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) ow
- 31.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 32.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) eat (b) crow (c) hay
- 33.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) yellow (b) chain (c) seed
- 34.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) crow (b) dream (c) nail
- 35.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) tree (b) boat (c) hay
- 36.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) toast (b) see (c) train
- 37.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) coat (b) leaf (c) snail
- 38.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) wait (b) wheel (c) boat
- 39.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) hay (b) wheel (c) boat
- 40.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
Answer key
- window
- day
- grow
- ai
- ow
- wait
- ea
- ee
- snail
- ee
- slow
- paint
- oa
- ee
- ow
- soap
- toast
- leaf
- tray
- ee
- yellow
- nail
- seat
- oa
- queen
- ee
- ea
- crayon
- tree
- ea
- ee
- eat
- chain
- nail
- boat
- train
- coat
- boat
- hay
- ee
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