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 “ay”, like “stay”? (a) way (b) sheep (c) soap
- 2.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) eat (b) crow (c) mail
- 3.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) see (b) play (c) window
- 4.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) seat (b) goat (c) play
- 5.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 6.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 7.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 8.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 9.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 10.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 11.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) nail (b) bowl (c) seat
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) sheep (b) hay (c) pillow
- 13.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) chain (b) see (c) toast
- 14.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 15.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 16.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) rainbow (b) day (c) tea
- 17.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) goat (b) three (c) paint
- 18.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) crayon (b) peach (c) toast
- 19.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) pillow (b) beach (c) chain
- 20.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 21.Which word has “ee”, like “bee”? (a) goat (b) play (c) sheep
- 22.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 23.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) slow (b) peach (c) hay
- 24.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 25.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) boat (b) sheep (c) day
- 26.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) green (b) paint (c) goat
- 27.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 28.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) rainbow (b) stay (c) beach
- 29.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) day (b) grow (c) sweet
- 30.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) coat (b) crayon (c) dream
- 31.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 32.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) green (b) way (c) grow
- 33.Which word has “ee”, like “sweet”? (a) slow (b) three (c) play
- 34.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) snail (b) goat (c) jeep
- 35.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) hay (b) boat (c) wheel
- 36.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) snow (b) snail (c) cheese
- 37.Which word has “ee”, like “tree”? (a) pillow (b) wait (c) queen
- 38.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) train (b) sheep (c) pillow
- 40.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) ow
Answer key
- way
- see
- play
- ai
- oa
- ai
- ee
- ai
- ee
- seat
- sheep
- see
- ee
- ow
- rainbow
- paint
- crayon
- chain
- ea
- sheep
- ee
- hay
- ee
- day
- paint
- oa
- rainbow
- day
- coat
- ee
- grow
- three
- jeep
- hay
- snail
- queen
- ea
- pillow
- ow
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