Long Vowel Teams for Kids: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa and More (Grade 1 and 2 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning about vowel teams. A vowel team is two letters that work together to make one sound. Many teams make a long vowel sound.

First, short and long. A short vowel is quick, like the a in cat. A long vowel says its own name. In rain, the vowel says its name, just like the letter A. That is a long vowel.

Long a has two common teams. The team a i usually sits in the middle of a word, like rain and snail. The team a y usually sits at the end of a word, like play and day.

Long e has the teams e e and e a. You can see e e in tree and bee. You can see e a in leaf and seal. Both teams make the same long e sound, so we learn each spelling.

Long o has the teams o a and o w, like boat and snow. Long i has a team of three letters, i g h, like night and light. In that team, the g and the h are silent.

When you read a word with a vowel team, circle the team and say its one sound. For boat, say the first sound, then the long o sound, then the last sound. Boat!

Now it's your turn. Find the vowel team in each word: train, sheep and coat. Pause and try. Train has the team a i. Sheep has e e. Coat has o a. Well spotted!

Great job! Remember, a vowel team is two letters that make one sound, and many teams make a long vowel that says its name. Practice vowel teams in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!