Two Vowels, One Sound

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 4-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which word has two vowels that team up to make one sound?
- frog
- coat
- jump
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 spells 'boil' as 'b-o-y-l'. What mistake did he make?
- He forgot the b
- He added an extra letter
- He used oy instead of oi

Answer key

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coat · In coat, o and a team up to say one long o sound. In frog and jump, every letter says its own 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 4 sounds: /s/, /l/, /ee/, and /p/. The two e's count as 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.
He used oy instead of oi · In the middle of a word, this sound is usually spelled oi, not oy.