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