Long Vowel Teams — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Wear your raincoat when it pours.
Raincoat joins rain and coat; rain uses the ai team.
2. We rolled snow to build a snowman.
Snowman joins snow and man; snow uses the ow team.
3. A colorful rainbow appeared after the storm.
Rainbow uses ai in rain and ow in bow, both long-vowel teams.
4. My teammate passed me the ball at recess.
Teammate starts with team, which uses the ea team.
5. A squirrel sits high in the treetop.
Treetop joins tree and top; tree has the ee team.
6. I hold a pink seashell up to my ear.
Seashell starts with sea, which uses the ea team.
7. We play outside during daytime.
Daytime begins with day, which uses the ay team.
8. After school my favorite hour is playtime.
Playtime starts with play, which uses the ay team.
9. Put the letter in the mailbox.
Mailbox starts with mail, which uses the ai team.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
raincoat
→ ai team
ai team
snowman
→ ow team
ow team
treetop
→ ee team
ee team
daytime
→ ay team
ay team
Raincoat uses ai, snowman uses ow, treetop uses ee, and daytime uses ay.