Vowel teams

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What are vowel teams?

Back

Vowel teams are two or more vowels that work together to make one sound in a word.

Front

Give an example of a word with a vowel team.

Back

One example is 'boat', where 'oa' is the vowel team.

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What sound does the vowel team 'ai' make?

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The vowel team 'ai' makes the long 'a' sound, as in 'rain'.

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What sound does the vowel team 'ee' make?

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The vowel team 'ee' makes the long 'e' sound, as in 'see'.

Front

What is the difference between 'meet' and 'meat'?

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'Meet' means to come together, while 'meat' refers to animal flesh used as food.

Front

What sound does the vowel team 'oa' make?

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The vowel team 'oa' makes the long 'o' sound, as in 'boat'.

Front

What is a common mistake when spelling words with vowel teams?

Back

A common mistake is confusing similar-sounding vowel teams, like 'ai' and 'ay'.

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What sound does the vowel team 'ou' make?

Back

The vowel team 'ou' can make the sound as in 'out' or 'cloud'.

Front

What is the vowel team in the word 'stool'?

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The vowel team in 'stool' is 'oo', which makes the long 'u' sound.

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What sound does the vowel team 'ay' make?

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The vowel team 'ay' makes the long 'a' sound, as in 'play'.