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 “stay”? (a) tea (b) boat (c) play
- 2.🌈 rainb_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) ow
- 3.Which word has “ea”, like “leaf”? (a) play (b) dream (c) boat
- 4.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) seed (b) road (c) play
- 5.🧀 ch_ _se — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ee
- 6.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 7.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 8.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 9.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ea (c) ai
- 10.Which word has “ay”, like “say”? (a) cheese (b) road (c) tray
- 11.Which word has “oa”, like “toast”? (a) sheep (b) clay (c) boat
- 12.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 13.Which word has “ea”, like “tea”? (a) train (b) window (c) bean
- 14.🎨 p_ _nt — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ai (c) oa
- 15.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ea (c) oa
- 16.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 17.🍬 sw_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 18.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) seed (b) goat (c) hay
- 19.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) chain (b) seed (c) toast
- 20.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) sail (b) bowl (c) jeep
- 21.Which word has “ea”, like “bean”? (a) stay (b) window (c) eat
- 22.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ow (c) ai
- 23.Which word has “ea”, like “sea”? (a) tea (b) clay (c) snow
- 24.Which word has “ee”, like “wheel”? (a) toast (b) jeep (c) day
- 25.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) wheel (b) boat (c) day
- 26.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ee
- 27.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) nail (b) toast (c) sheep
- 28.Which word has “ow”, like “blow”? (a) say (b) green (c) snow
- 29.Which word has “ay”, like “crayon”? (a) tea (b) boat (c) day
- 30.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ee
- 31.Which word has “ee”, like “sheep”? (a) soap (b) snail (c) see
- 32.❄️ sn_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ea (c) ow
- 33.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) hay (b) crow (c) wheel
- 34.Which word has “ow”, like “bowl”? (a) yellow (b) hay (c) see
- 35.Which word has “ee”, like “green”? (a) tray (b) slow (c) sheep
- 36.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) ay (c) ow
- 37.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) hay (b) see (c) toast
- 38.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) goat (b) dream (c) mail
- 39.Which word has “ow”, like “crow”? (a) dream (b) day (c) snow
- 40.🥣 b_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
Answer key
- play
- ow
- dream
- road
- ee
- oa
- ai
- ea
- ea
- tray
- boat
- ow
- bean
- ai
- ai
- ee
- ee
- seed
- toast
- jeep
- eat
- ee
- tea
- jeep
- boat
- ee
- nail
- snow
- day
- ee
- see
- ow
- crow
- yellow
- sheep
- ee
- hay
- snow
- ow
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