Long Vowel Teams — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. rain
2. pain
3. day
4. play
5. mail
6. stay
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Drops of water from the sky are called rain.
The team ai spells long a. In rain the a 'talks' and the i is silent, so both letters are needed to signal the long sound.
2. I like to play tag at recess.
Ay spells long a at the end of a word. Play ends with ay, so the a says its name and the y is silent.
3. A skinned knee can cause pain.
Pain uses the ai team. The a is the 'talker' making long a, and the i sits beside it but stays quiet.
4. Mom sent a letter in the mail.
Mail has the ai team in the middle. Ai almost always sits inside a word, while ay usually sits at the end.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word 'rain' has the vowel team ai.
True False
Rain is spelled r-a-i-n. The ai pair is a vowel team that spells one long a sound.
2. The word 'play' ends with the ay team.
True False
Play ends p-l-a-y. Ay is a vowel team that spells long a at the end of words.
3. The word 'cat' has a long vowel team.
True False
Cat has only one vowel, a, making the short a sound. A vowel team needs two vowels working together.