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.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 2.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) tray (b) crow (c) bee
- 3.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ea
- 4.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 5.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) wheel (b) pillow (c) day
- 6.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 7.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 8.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 9.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) feet (b) paint (c) pillow
- 10.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 11.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
- 12.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) way (b) boat (c) dream
- 13.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) tree (b) wait (c) goat
- 14.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 15.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) cheese (b) toast (c) train
- 16.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 17.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 18.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) chain (b) peach (c) grow
- 19.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) tea (b) say (c) bowl
- 20.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) day (b) sweet (c) soap
- 21.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) play (b) toast (c) three
- 22.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 23.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) crayon (b) jeep (c) goat
- 24.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) yellow (b) day (c) cheese
- 25.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) see (b) window (c) chain
- 26.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) rainbow (b) nail (c) sea
- 27.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) soap (b) sail (c) feet
- 28.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 29.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) sail (b) seed (c) yellow
- 30.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) road (b) bean (c) hay
- 31.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) say (b) peach (c) crow
- 32.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 33.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) stay (b) dream (c) goat
- 34.Which word has “ee”, like “seed”? (a) day (b) wheel (c) slow
- 35.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) rainbow (b) feet (c) wait
- 36.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ay
- 37.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) soap (b) sheep (c) play
- 38.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) slow (b) sail (c) three
- 39.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) snow (b) crayon (c) dream
- 40.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) toast (b) sweet (c) train
Answer key
- ea
- bee
- ow
- ay
- pillow
- ee
- ee
- ee
- paint
- oa
- oa
- boat
- goat
- ee
- toast
- ea
- ee
- grow
- say
- sweet
- toast
- ee
- crayon
- day
- window
- sea
- feet
- ai
- yellow
- hay
- crow
- ee
- goat
- wheel
- feet
- ow
- soap
- sail
- crayon
- train
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