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 “hay”? (a) soap (b) stay (c) jeep
- 2.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 3.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) queen (b) soap (c) hay
- 4.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) feet (b) tail (c) pillow
- 5.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) cheese (b) boat (c) snail
- 6.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) tree (b) rain (c) crow
- 7.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 8.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 9.Which word has “oa”, like “coat”? (a) hay (b) feet (c) soap
- 10.Which word has “ow”, like “pillow”? (a) slow (b) way (c) bee
- 11.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 12.Which word has “ee”, like “three”? (a) bee (b) soap (c) nail
- 13.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) ow
- 14.Which word has “ee”, like “sweet”? (a) rain (b) snow (c) seed
- 15.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) hay (b) sea (c) rainbow
- 16.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) beach (b) train (c) window
- 17.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) soap (b) paint (c) peach
- 18.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) paint (b) sea (c) coat
- 19.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 20.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) tea (b) boat (c) rain
- 21.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ay
- 22.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ay
- 23.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) wheel (b) soap (c) wait
- 24.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 25.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 26.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) peach (b) toast (c) stay
- 27.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) tea (b) paint (c) toast
- 28.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) way (b) slow (c) seat
- 29.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 30.⛵ b_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 31.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) clay (b) beach (c) soap
- 32.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) wheel (b) clay (c) toast
- 33.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) grow (b) rain (c) sheep
- 34.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) say (b) goat (c) queen
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “mail”? (a) boat (b) tail (c) peach
- 36.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) window (b) tray (c) queen
- 37.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 38.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ay (c) ee
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “slow”? (a) chain (b) snow (c) seat
- 40.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) beach (b) hay (c) bowl
Answer key
- stay
- ea
- soap
- tail
- snail
- crow
- ai
- oa
- soap
- slow
- ea
- bee
- ow
- seed
- rainbow
- window
- paint
- sea
- ow
- rain
- ay
- ee
- wait
- ee
- ee
- stay
- tea
- seat
- ee
- oa
- clay
- clay
- sheep
- goat
- tail
- tray
- ee
- ee
- snow
- bowl
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