Printable Vowel Teams Worksheets
Printable vowel teams worksheets for 1st through 3rd grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as fill in the blank and sorting activities.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Vowel Teams
What this skill is
Vowel teams are pairs of vowels working together to create a long vowel sound (ai in rain, ay in day, ee in feet, ea in meat, oa in boat).
When children learn it
Vowel teams are taught in 1st through 3rd grade, aligned to Common Core standard 1.RF.3.C and 2.RF.3.B.
Teaching Tips
- Remember rule: When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.
- Group vowel team words into spelling pattern charts.
Common Mistakes
- Trying to pronounce both individual vowel sounds in a team.
- Confusing ea long e sound (meat) with ea short e sound (bread).