Long Vowel Teams — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word has a long vowel team?
A) ran
B) rain
C) rat
D) rap
Rain has the ai vowel team that spells long a. The others are CVC short-a words with only one vowel.
2. Which word has a long vowel team?
A) set
B) sell
C) seat
D) sent
Seat has the ea team spelling long e. Set, sell, and sent each have only one vowel and short e sounds.
3. Which word has a long vowel team?
A) son
B) sob
C) sock
D) snow
Snow ends with the ow team for long o. Son, sob, and sock are CVC words with short o sounds.
4. Which word has a long vowel team?
A) lit
B) lip
C) light
D) list
Light has the igh team for long i. Lit, lip, and list are short-i CVC words with only one vowel.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. I hope it does not rain today.
Rain has ai for long a; ran is CVC with short a. Only rain has a vowel team.
2. Please take a seat at the table.
Seat uses ea for long e; set has only one vowel and a short e sound.
3. Fresh white snow covered the yard.
Snow ends with ow for long o; son has only one vowel and a short o sound.
4. Please turn on the bright light.
Light uses igh for long i; lit is a CVC short-i word with only one vowel.
5. Drops of water fell as rain.
Rain uses the ai vowel team for long a, while ran uses one vowel a with the short a sound.