En anglais

Vowel teams

Langue et littérature · Phonétique et lecture de mots de l'anglais · ages 4-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which word has oe making one long o sound?
- top
- toe
- toy
Which two letters make one sound in 'goat'?
- go
- at
- oa
Which two letters make the long a sound at the end of 'play'?
- p and l
- l and a
- a and y
In 'sail', the letters a and i each say their own sound.
Circle one: True False
Which word has the short 'oo' sound, like in 'book'?
- foot
- moon
- zoo
How many sounds do you hear in the word 'sleep'?
Answer: ______________
Which word has the same 'oo' sound as 'moon'?
- book
- spoon
- wood
How many vowel digraphs are in the word 'raincoat'?
Answer: ______________
Here is a word for a big happy feeling. Its vowel team sound is at the END. Which spelling is right?
- joy
- joi
- joiy
Ravi writes b-o-y-l for a word with /b/, the vowel sound in coin, then /l/. Which change follows the usual vowel-team pattern?
- Change oy to ay.
- Keep oy as it is.
- Change oy to oi.

Answer key

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toe · Toe has oe making one long o sound.
oa · The letters o and a team up to make one long o sound.
a and y · a and y team up at the end of play to say one long a sound.
False · a and i team up to make one long a sound, not two separate sounds.
foot · Foot has the same short oo sound as book.
4 · Sleep has four sounds: /s/, /l/, long e and /p/. Ee makes one sound.
spoon · Moon and spoon both have the long oo sound.
2 · Raincoat has two digraphs: ai in 'rain' and oa in 'coat'.
joy · At the end of a word, this sound is usually spelled oy.
Change oy to oi. · The vowel sound comes between /b/ and /l/. Oi is its usual spelling inside a word. Changing oy to oi spells boil.