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) mail (b) cheese (c) slow
- 2.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) coat (b) hay (c) dream
- 3.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 4.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) jeep (b) road (c) crayon
- 5.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 6.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) three (b) nail (c) coat
- 7.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 8.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) chain (b) see (c) window
- 9.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 10.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 11.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) bee (b) coat (c) paint
- 13.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) sheep (b) toast (c) chain
- 14.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) feet (b) clay (c) yellow
- 15.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) queen (b) train (c) pillow
- 16.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 17.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 18.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) nail (b) pillow (c) bean
- 19.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) bowl (b) bean (c) play
- 20.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 21.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) green (b) goat (c) way
- 22.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) toast (b) crayon (c) sheep
- 23.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) see (b) day (c) coat
- 24.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) sweet (b) soap (c) snail
- 25.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) nail (b) goat (c) sweet
- 26.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ai
- 27.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) soap (b) paint (c) beach
- 28.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) oa (c) ay
- 29.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) window (b) paint (c) bee
- 30.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 31.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) bowl (b) wheel (c) snail
- 32.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 33.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 34.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 35.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 36.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) toast (b) say (c) green
- 37.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) seat (b) goat (c) wait
- 38.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) chain (b) dream (c) yellow
- 39.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) yellow (b) nail (c) seat
- 40.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
Answer key
- coat
- ai
- crayon
- ow
- nail
- ea
- chain
- ee
- ai
- ee
- bee
- sheep
- yellow
- queen
- oa
- ee
- pillow
- play
- ai
- goat
- sheep
- day
- snail
- sweet
- ai
- beach
- ea
- bee
- ee
- bowl
- ee
- oa
- ee
- ow
- green
- wait
- yellow
- seat
- oa
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