Long Vowel Teams — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Please turn on the light.
Light uses the igh team. The i says long i while g and h are both silent letters needed to spell the team.
2. Stars shine at night.
Night uses igh. Just like light and sight, the i says its long name and gh stays silent.
3. Mom baked an apple pie.
Pie ends with the ie team. The i says long i and the e is silent at the end of the word.
4. Dad helped me tie my shoe.
Tie uses ie. The i says long i and the e is silent, just like in pie and lie.
5. The bird flew up very high.
High uses the igh team. The i says long i and g and h are silent partners that help spell the team.
6. A bird built a nest in the tree.
Tree uses ee for long e. It is a helpful review of our easy-2 long e vowel team.
7. We swim in the sea at the beach.
Sea uses ea for long e. The e says long e and the a is silent, just like in eat and seat.
8. I will go to school today.
Today ends with ay for long a. Ay is our word-ending team from easy-1, like day and play.
9. Cold snow fell on the trees.
Snow uses ow for long o. It reviews our medium-1 team where ow ends the word with a long o sound.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
igh as in light
→ night
night
ie as in pie
→ tie
tie
ee as in tree
→ feet
feet
oa as in boat
→ road
road
Each right word shares the long vowel team on the left. Night and light use igh, tie and pie use ie, feet and tree use ee, and road and boat use oa.