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.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ai
- 2.Which word has “ee”, like “sweet”? (a) paint (b) soap (c) queen
- 3.Which word has “ay”, like “hay”? (a) soap (b) beach (c) crayon
- 4.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) say (b) cheese (c) window
- 5.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 6.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) nail (b) window (c) seed
- 7.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 8.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 9.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 10.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) eat (b) chain (c) bowl
- 11.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 12.Which word has “ay”, like “clay”? (a) yellow (b) leaf (c) play
- 13.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) wheel (b) grow (c) nail
- 14.Which word has “ea”, like “beach”? (a) day (b) seat (c) window
- 15.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ay
- 16.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) snail (b) leaf (c) coat
- 17.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 18.Which word has “ea”, like “peach”? (a) wait (b) leaf (c) toast
- 19.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 20.Which word has “ee”, like “three”? (a) rainbow (b) rain (c) jeep
- 21.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 22.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) tea (b) say (c) rainbow
- 23.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) ow
- 24.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) sweet (b) boat (c) sail
- 25.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) rain (b) coat (c) three
- 26.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) paint (b) sheep (c) window
- 27.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) crow (b) tea (c) way
- 28.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) snow (b) cheese (c) mail
- 29.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) boat (b) hay (c) seed
- 30.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 31.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) oa
- 32.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) rain (b) coat (c) sheep
- 33.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) yellow (b) bean (c) sail
- 34.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) chain (b) yellow (c) queen
- 35.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) tail (b) boat (c) feet
- 36.Which word has “ow”, like “snow”? (a) pillow (b) tail (c) peach
- 37.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) road (b) sail (c) sweet
- 38.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) sweet (b) soap (c) wait
- 39.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) snow (b) nail (c) beach
- 40.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) oa
Answer key
- ai
- queen
- crayon
- window
- ea
- window
- ee
- ee
- ee
- chain
- ow
- play
- grow
- seat
- ee
- snail
- oa
- leaf
- oa
- jeep
- ee
- rainbow
- ai
- sweet
- coat
- paint
- tea
- boat
- ai
- ee
- coat
- sail
- queen
- feet
- pillow
- road
- wait
- nail
- oa
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