Vowel Teams

ai

makes long a sound

Is found in the middle of the word

pail, sail, mail, train, main, pain, slain, bait, wait,

Introduction to vowel teams for 2nd Grade

ee

makes the long e sound

Is found in the middle of the word

week, seek, feet, meet, seen, weed, seed, jeep, keep

Video: Between the Lions, "When Two Vowels Go Walking"

ie

Makes long e or i sound

Is found in the middle or at the end of a word

brief, cried, died, fried, grief, lied, pie, tie, lie,

ea

makes long e sound

is found in the middle or end of a word

beat, eat, feat, heat, meat, neat, seat, team, weak

ay

Makes long a sound

Is found at the end of a word

bay, day, fray, gray, hay, jay, lay, may, pay, say, way

oa

Makes long o sound

Is found in the middle of a word

boat, coat, goat, load, moat, road, soak, toad