Long Vowel Teams — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which spelling is correct for the word that means water from the sky?
A) rayn
B) rain
C) rane
D) raen
Rain uses ai in the middle because ai is the middle-of-word team. Ay would not fit inside this word.
2. Which spelling is correct for the opposite of night?
A) dai
B) day
C) daey
D) daiy
Day ends with ay because ay is the end-of-word long a team. Ai almost never sits at the end.
3. Which spelling is correct for what we do at the table at dinner?
A) eet
B) ete
C) eat
D) eate
Eat uses ea. Ea often spells long e in short common words, while ee spells long e in words like feet and tree.
4. Which spelling is correct for something cold that falls in winter?
A) snoa
B) snoe
C) snow
D) snoh
Snow uses ow at the end. Oa sits in the middle of words like boat, but ow is the end-of-word long o team.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The team in 'mail' is ai, and the team in 'play' is ay.
Play ends with ay, the end-of-word long a team. Ai sits in the middle of words like mail.
2. Tree uses ee, and 'eat' uses the team ea.
Eat uses ea at the start. Ea is another long e team that often appears in short everyday words.
3. Boat uses oa, and 'snow' uses the team ow.
Snow ends with ow, the end-of-word long o team. Oa sits inside words like boat and road.
4. Light uses igh, and 'pie' uses the team ie.
Pie ends with ie, the end-of-word long i team. Igh sits in the middle of words like light.
5. The team in the word 'rain' is ai.
Rain uses ai in the middle. The a is the talker saying long a, while the i is silent.