Exploring EA and EE Vowel Teams

What is the purpose of vowel teams in English phonics?

• To create one sound from two letters

• To differentiate between vowels and consonants

• To confuse learners

• To make words longer

Which saying helps remember the sound of EA and EE vowel teams?

• When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking

• Look before you leap

• A stitch in time saves nine

• Silence is golden

What sound do both EA and EE vowel teams make?

• Long e sound

• Short e sound

• Short a sound

• Long a sound

Where can the EA vowel team be found in a word?

• Only at the end

• Only in the middle

• Only at the beginning

• At the beginning, middle, or end

Which word contains the EA vowel team at the beginning?

• Zoo

• Pie

• Eagle

• Lion

Which word has the EA vowel team in the middle?

• Read

• Yarn

• Robot

• Moon

Where is the EE vowel team typically found in a word?

• Only at the end

• Only at the beginning

• At the beginning and middle

• In the middle or at the end

Which word contains the EE vowel team in the middle?

• Flower

• Jam

• Street

• Tree

Which word ends with the EE vowel team?

• Moon

• Knee

• Rat

• Cheese

Which of the following words does not contain an EE or EA vowel team?

• Tree

• Beach

• Robot

• Cheese