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 “bowl”? (a) window (b) seat (c) stay
- 2.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) queen (b) train (c) boat
- 3.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 4.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) eat (b) pillow (c) tray
- 5.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
- 6.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 7.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 8.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) day (b) window (c) beach
- 9.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 10.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) wait
- 11.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 12.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ay
- 13.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) grow (b) crayon (c) eat
- 14.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 15.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) day (b) feet (c) toast
- 16.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ea
- 17.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 18.Which word has “ay”, like “stay”? (a) beach (b) way (c) goat
- 19.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) stay (b) see (c) bowl
- 20.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) slow (b) tray (c) peach
- 21.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) tree (b) crow (c) mail
- 22.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) road (b) tree (c) day
- 23.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 24.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) green (b) coat (c) day
- 25.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) slow (b) snail (c) wheel
- 26.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) coat (b) leaf (c) mail
- 27.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) sea (b) rain (c) rainbow
- 28.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) grow (b) chain (c) sweet
- 29.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) toast (b) seat (c) play
- 30.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) peach (b) hay (c) soap
- 31.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) slow (b) play (c) tea
- 32.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 33.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) snail (b) eat (c) snow
- 34.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) train (b) seat (c) snow
- 35.Which word has “ea”, like “eat”? (a) paint (b) leaf (c) road
- 36.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 37.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 38.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 39.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) soap (b) nail (c) jeep
- 40.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) snail (b) leaf (c) goat
Answer key
- window
- boat
- ee
- eat
- ea
- ow
- ow
- window
- oa
- jeep
- ai
- ow
- crayon
- ee
- feet
- ai
- ee
- way
- bowl
- slow
- crow
- day
- oa
- day
- snail
- leaf
- rainbow
- chain
- toast
- peach
- slow
- oa
- eat
- snow
- leaf
- oa
- oa
- ee
- nail
- leaf
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