What Is a Vowel Team?
Grade 2
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✦ What Is a Vowel Team?
A vowel team is two vowels that work together to make one long vowel sound. The first vowel says its name; the second is usually silent. Learn all eight vowel teams below.
✦ Exercise 1 — Say and Trace
Say each word aloud. Then trace over the vowel team with a coloured pencil.
1.
rain
ai
2.
day
ay
3.
beach
ea
4.
tree
ee
5.
boat
oa
6.
moon
oo
7.
cow
ow
8.
blue
ue
✦ Exercise 2 — Complete the Vowel Team
Write the missing letters to complete the vowel team in each word.
1.
r__n
(ai or ay)
2.
pl__
(ay)
3.
b__ch
(ea or ee)
4.
f__t
(ee)
5.
g__t
(oa)
6.
sp__n
(oo)