Long A Champions Worksheet
Long A Champions
Vowel Teams: ai and ay
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💡
Phonics Rule: ai usually stays in the middle of a word (like rain). ay usually lands at the end of a word (like play)!
1
Sound Match: Fill in ai or ay
🌧️ rn
water falling
☀️ d
not night
🎨 pnt
colorful art
🎠 pl
have fun
✉️ ml
in the box
🐴 h
horse food
2
Word Sort: Write Each Word in the Correct Box
sail tray brain clay snail stay
Words with "ai"
Words with "ay"
3
Sentence Sleuth: Read, Circle the Long-A Word, and Copy It
1. The slow snail slid down the wet path.
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2. We can go outside to play at recess today.
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3. Big drops of rain fell onto my blue coat.
Word:
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Write Your Own Sentence with a Long A Word:
Long E Explorers Worksheet
Long E Explorers
Vowel Teams: ee and ea
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Date:
🌿
Phonics Rule: Both ee and ea say the long /ē/ sound (like see and sea)! Learn each team's words as special spelling patterns.
1
Sound Match: Fill in ee or ea
🌳 tr
tall plant
🍃 lf
green growth
🐝 b
buzzing bug
🏖️ bch
sandy shore
🦶 ft
we walk on
📖 rd
enjoy a book
2
Word Sort: Write Each Word in the Correct Box
green teach sleep clean sweet speak
Words with "ee"
Words with "ea"
3
Sentence Sleuth: Read, Circle the Long-E Word, and Copy It
1. The busy yellow queen bee sat in the garden.
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2. We like to eat sweet cold peach slices.
Word:
3. I put boots on both of my warm feet.
Word:
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Write Your Own Sentence with a Long E Word:
Long O Navigators Worksheet
Long O Navigators
Vowel Teams: oa and ow
Name:
Date:
⛵
Phonics Rule: oa usually stays in the middle of words (like boat). ow often appears at the end of words (like snow)!
1
Sound Match: Fill in oa or ow
⛵ bt
rides waves
❄️ sn
cold flakes
🧼 sp
makes bubbles
💨 bl
wind moves
🧥 ct
warm jacket
🥣 bl
for soup
2
Word Sort: Write Each Word in the Correct Box
float grow toast glow road show
Words with "oa"
Words with "ow"
3
Sentence Sleuth: Read, Circle the Long-O Word, and Copy It
1. The red sail boat moved quickly across the lake.
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2. We watched the bright fireflies glow in the dark.
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3. Dad made crunchy warm toast for breakfast.
Word:
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Write Your Own Sentence with a Long O Word:
Vowel Team Showdown Worksheet
Vowel Team Showdown
Mixed Review: ai/ay • ee/ea • oa/ow
Name:
Date:
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Team Power: Two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking! Listen for whether you hear the long A, long E, or long O sound.
1
Picture Match: Circle the Missing Vowel Team
🚂 trn
ai ee oa
🐐 gt
ay ea oa
🐑 shp
ee ow ai
🥣 bl
ow ay ee
☕ t
oa ea ai
👑 tr
ay ow ee
2
Sound Family Sort: Write Each Word Under Its Sound
paint sleep coast play beach glow
Long A (ai / ay)
Long E (ee / ea)
Long O (oa / ow)
3
Sentence Sleuth: Find & Copy the Vowel Team Word
1. The shiny green leaf drifted down to the grass.
Word:
2. We can sail our little wooden boat in the tub.
Word:
3. Please do not drop the heavy glass tray!
Word:
4
Challenge: Write a Sentence Using Any Vowel Team Word:
Vowel Team Master Keys
Vowel Team Master Keys
Teacher Reference
Quick-Check Solutions for Worksheets 1, 2, 3 & 4
Scope: Foundational Phonics
Teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow
1 Long A Champions (ai / ay)
Part 1 (Sound Match):
1. rain 2. day 3. paint 4. play 5. mail 6. hay
Part 2 (Word Sort):
ai: sail, brain, snail
ay: tray, clay, stay
Part 3 (Sentence Sleuth):
1. snail • 2. play • 3. rain
2 Long E Explorers (ee / ea)
Part 1 (Sound Match):
1. tree 2. leaf 3. bee 4. beach 5. feet 6. read
Part 2 (Word Sort):
ee: green, sleep, sweet
ea: teach, clean, speak
Part 3 (Sentence Sleuth):
1. queen • 2. peach • 3. feet
3 Long O Navigators (oa / ow)
Part 1 (Sound Match):
1. boat 2. snow 3. soap 4. blow 5. coat 6. bowl
Part 2 (Word Sort):
oa: float, toast, road
ow: grow, glow, show
Part 3 (Sentence Sleuth):
1. boat • 2. glow • 3. toast
4 Vowel Team Showdown (Mixed)
Part 1 (Picture Match):
1. train 2. goat 3. sheep 4. bowl 5. tea 6. tray
Part 2 (Family Sort):
Long A: paint, play
Long E: sleep, beach
Long O: coast, glow
Part 3 (Sentence Sleuth):
1. leaf • 2. boat • 3. tray
Teacher Guidance & Common Phonics Pitfalls
