- Which word has the same vowel team as pie?
Answer: tie
"Tie" has the same vowel team as "pie": both use ie. "Pine" makes the same long i sound but with a silent e, "team" uses the team ea, and "tray" uses ay.
- Look at the words: "rain", "train", "mail", "snail". What sound does "ai" make?
Answer: long a
In "rain," "train," "mail," and "snail," the team ai makes the long a sound. It is not the short a, the long o, or the short i sound.
- Which word has the same vowel team as "boat"?
Answer: goat
"Goat" has the same vowel team as "boat": both use oa. "Snow" makes the same long o sound but uses the team ow, "hope" uses a silent e, and "boot" says long oo.
- Look at the words: "saw," "paw," "draw," "lawn." What sound does the vowel team aw make in these words?
Answer: The aw sound you hear in "ball"
In "saw," "paw," "draw," and "lawn," the team aw makes the aw sound you hear in "ball." It is not the short a in "cat," the long a in "cake," or the long o in "boat."
- Read the words "day", "play", "stay", and "way". What sound does the vowel team "ay" make?
Answer: long a
In "day," "play," "stay," and "way," the team ay makes the long a sound. It is not the short a, the long i, or the long e sound.
- Which word has the same vowel team as "tree"?
Answer: feet
"Feet" has the same vowel team as "tree": both use ee. "Seat" makes the same long e sound but uses the team ea, "boat" uses oa, and "tray" uses ay.
- Which word has the same vowel team as "join"?
Answer: soil
"Soil" has the same vowel team as "join": both use oi. "Boy" makes the same sound with the team oy, "moon" uses oo, and "coat" uses oa with a long o sound.
- Look at the words: eat, sea, tea, leaf. What sound does "ea" make here?
Answer: long e
In eat, sea, tea, and leaf, the letters ea make the long e sound, like in see. Short e sounds like the e in bed. Long o is a different sound. Short a sounds like the a in cat. The ea vowel team here makes the long e sound.
- Look at the words: slow, blow, throw, yellow. What sound does ow make in these words?
Answer: the o sound in go
In "slow," "blow," "throw," and "yellow," the letters ow make the long o sound you hear in "go." They do not make the ow sound in "cow," the oo sound in "moon," or the aw sound in "saw."
- Which word has the same vowel team as "sea"?
Answer: leaf
"Leaf" has the same vowel team as "sea": both use ea. "See" makes the same sound but uses the team ee, and "slide" and "lane" use a silent e.
- Look at the words: Sam can see a tree in the yard. Which word has the ee vowel team?
Answer: tree
Tree has the letters e and e together, making the ee vowel team sound, so it is correct. Read has a different vowel team and does not contain ee. Bed has a short e sound and no vowel team at all. Take uses a silent e at the end, which is a different spelling pattern than the ee vowel team.
- Which word has the same vowel team as "day"?
Answer: play
"Play" has the same vowel team as "day": both use ay. "Rain" makes the same long a sound but uses ai, "tree" uses ee, and "cat" has no vowel team.
- Look at the words: rain, train, snail, paint. What sound does "ai" make?
Answer: long a
In rain, train, snail, and paint, the letters ai make the long a sound, like in day. Short a sounds like the a in cat. Long o and long e are different sounds that do not match these words. The ai vowel team makes the long a sound.
- Look at the words: snow, grow, show, window. What sound does ow make in these words?
Answer: long o
In snow, grow, show, and window, the letters ow make the long o sound, like in the word go. The /ou/ sound, like in cow, is a different sound that ow can make in other words. Long a and short o are not the sounds heard in these words at all.
- Look at the words: snow, grow, show, window. What sound does ow make in these words?
Answer: long o
In "snow," "grow," "show," and "window," the letters ow make the long o sound. They do not make the long a, short o, or long e sound.
- Read: Hana eats tea and a peach at the beach. Which word has the same vowel spelling as "tea"?
Answer: peach
Peach has the same ea vowel spelling as tea. Tree uses ee, which sounds alike but is spelled differently. Tap has a short a sound. Tent has a short e sound. Peach matches the ea spelling in tea.
- Which word has the same vowel team as "boy"?
Answer: toy
"Toy" has the same vowel team as "boy": both use oy. "Coin" makes the same sound but uses the team oi, and "bone" and "bike" use a silent e instead of a team.
- Look at the words: "night," "light," "right," "high." What sound does the letter team igh make in these words?
Answer: The long i sound, as in "kite"
In "night," "light," "right," and "high," the team igh makes the long i sound, like in "kite." It is not the short i in "sit," the long e in "see," or the short e in "bed."
- Which word has the same vowel team as "haul"?
Answer: sauce
"Sauce" has the same vowel team as "haul": both use au. "Draw" makes the same sound with the team aw, "hail" looks close but uses ai and says long a, and "lake" uses a silent e.
- Look at the words: "soup", "group", "you", "coupon". What vowel team do you see in these words?
Answer: ou
In "soup," "group," "you," and "coupon," the vowel team ou makes the long oo sound. The teams oo, oa, and ow are different teams that do not appear in these words.
