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.🐐 g_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 2.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) nail (b) feet (c) yellow
- 3.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) bee (b) window (c) snail
- 4.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 5.Which word has “ai”, like “snail”? (a) eat (b) train (c) soap
- 6.Which word has “ow”, like “grow”? (a) tea (b) way (c) slow
- 7.🐑 sh_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 8.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 9.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) yellow (b) cheese (c) snail
- 10.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) mail (b) tree (c) grow
- 11.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) see (b) day (c) slow
- 12.Which word has “ow”, like “rainbow”? (a) crow (b) wait (c) feet
- 13.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) coat (b) paint (c) sheep
- 14.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 15.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 16.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 17.🚙 j_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 18.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ay
- 19.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) sail (b) bean (c) bowl
- 20.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ee
- 21.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) stay (b) tea (c) bowl
- 22.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) boat (b) nail (c) sweet
- 23.Which word has “ai”, like “chain”? (a) three (b) snail (c) road
- 24.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) soap (b) jeep (c) snail
- 25.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 26.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) coat (b) jeep (c) nail
- 27.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ea
- 28.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) peach (b) way (c) boat
- 29.🛞 wh_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) oa
- 30.Which word has “ay”, like “play”? (a) sweet (b) day (c) boat
- 31.Which word has “ai”, like “rain”? (a) pillow (b) three (c) mail
- 32.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ai (c) ow
- 33.Which word has “ow”, like “yellow”? (a) clay (b) blow (c) seed
- 34.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ai
- 35.Which word has “ea”, like “seat”? (a) day (b) sea (c) pillow
- 36.Which word has “oa”, like “road”? (a) say (b) toast (c) wheel
- 37.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 38.Which word has “ay”, like “way”? (a) sea (b) clay (c) bowl
- 39.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ow (c) ea
- 40.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
Answer key
- oa
- nail
- snail
- ay
- train
- slow
- ee
- ai
- cheese
- see
- crow
- sheep
- oa
- ee
- ow
- ee
- ow
- bean
- ai
- stay
- sweet
- snail
- snail
- oa
- coat
- ai
- boat
- ee
- day
- ee
- blow
- ai
- sea
- toast
- ee
- clay
- ea
- ee
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