Vowel Teams is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on the long vowel spellings ai, ee, oa and igh, aligned to Common Core standard RF.2.3. 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 pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Vowel Teams

RF.2.3

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word by its pattern: ai or ee or oa.

Sort: wait, boat, plain, three, seed, roast

aieeoa

2.Sort each word by its pattern: ai or ee or oa.

Sort: wait, coat, wheel, chain, boat, street

aieeoa

3.Sort each word by its pattern: ai or ee or oa.

Sort: afraid, float, sweet, sleep, brain, groan

aieeoa

LessonPrint · RF.2.3 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Vowel Teams

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

1.ai: wait, plain; ee: three, seed; oa: boat, roast
2.ai: wait, chain; ee: wheel, street; oa: coat, boat
3.ai: afraid, brain; ee: sweet, sleep; oa: float, groan

More practice for RF.2.3

Read words with vowel teams, prefixes, suffixes and two syllables.

Teaching this next? Vowel Teams and Word Parts is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.