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Vowel Teams ay, igh and ow is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on three long-vowel teams at Grade 1, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Vowel Teams ay, igh and ow

RF.1.3

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word by its pattern: ay / igh / ow (snow).

Sort: snow, fight, bright, shadow, tray, delay

ayighow (snow)
2.Sort each word by its pattern: ay / igh / ow (snow).

Sort: grow, high, light, shadow, play, stay

ayighow (snow)
3.Sort each word by its pattern: ay / igh / ow (snow).

Sort: bright, day, play, shadow, sight, window

ayighow (snow)

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Answer key — Vowel Teams ay, igh and ow

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.ay: tray, delay; igh: fight, bright; ow (snow): snow, shadow
  2. 2.ay: play, stay; igh: high, light; ow (snow): grow, shadow
  3. 3.ay: day, play; igh: bright, sight; ow (snow): shadow, window

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.