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 “ai”, like “tail”? (a) goat (b) nail (c) tea
- 2.🧥 c_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 3.Which word has “ea”, like “dream”? (a) train (b) leaf (c) rainbow
- 4.🧼 s_ _p — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ay (c) oa
- 5.🍵 t_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) oa (c) ea
- 6.🐝 b_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ee (c) ai
- 7.🍑 p_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ea (b) ow (c) ai
- 8.Which word has “oa”, like “boat”? (a) see (b) soap (c) sail
- 9.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) beach (b) boat (c) chain
- 10.🌧️ r_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 11.Which word has “ay”, like “tray”? (a) stay (b) blow (c) dream
- 12.🛣️ r_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ee (c) ai
- 13.🪟 wind_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ow (c) ea
- 14.🐌 sn_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) oa
- 15.🟢 gr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
- 16.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) green (b) snow (c) rain
- 17.👸 qu_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ay (b) ee (c) oa
- 18.Which word has “ai”, like “train”? (a) goat (b) wait (c) feet
- 19.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) rain (b) road (c) peach
- 20.Which word has “oa”, like “soap”? (a) peach (b) coat (c) crayon
- 21.Which word has “ai”, like “sail”? (a) window (b) mail (c) leaf
- 22.Which word has “ai”, like “nail”? (a) rain (b) pillow (c) leaf
- 23.Which word has “ee”, like “see”? (a) wait (b) tree (c) soap
- 24.Which word has “ee”, like “queen”? (a) mail (b) tree (c) coat
- 25.Which word has “ee”, like “jeep”? (a) feet (b) rainbow (c) snail
- 26.💅 n_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ea
- 27.🦶 f_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) ee (c) ow
- 28.🌳 tr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ai (b) oa (c) ee
- 29.🖍️ cr_ _on — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ay (c) ea
- 30.Which word has “ow”, like “window”? (a) say (b) yellow (c) seat
- 31.🍃 l_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ea (c) ay
- 32.Which word has “oa”, like “goat”? (a) day (b) road (c) peach
- 33.🏖️ b_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ow (b) ai (c) ea
- 34.Which word has “ai”, like “wait”? (a) boat (b) queen (c) train
- 35.Which word has “ai”, like “paint”? (a) tail (b) toast (c) dream
- 36.3️⃣ thr_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ee (b) oa (c) ay
- 37.Which word has “ee”, like “three”? (a) hay (b) sweet (c) slow
- 38.Which word has “ee”, like “cheese”? (a) crayon (b) see (c) yellow
- 39.Which word has “ai”, like “tail”? (a) blow (b) sail (c) tea
- 40.🚆 tr_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) oa (b) ai (c) ee
Answer key
- nail
- oa
- leaf
- oa
- ea
- ee
- ea
- soap
- chain
- ai
- stay
- oa
- ow
- ai
- ee
- rain
- ee
- wait
- rain
- coat
- rain
- tree
- tree
- feet
- ai
- ee
- ee
- ay
- yellow
- ea
- road
- ea
- train
- tail
- ee
- sweet
- see
- sail
- ai
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