Vowel Team Flashcards: ai, ee, oa, oo and more (PDF)

Picture cards for nine vowel teams — two vowel letters making one long sound — so a child learns to spot "ai" or "ee" as a unit instead of sounding each letter.

What’s inside

• 24 fold-over cards for ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, oo, ow, igh and ie.
• Words include rain and snail (ai), hay and crayon (ay), and light for igh.
• Front: the word. Back: the word with a picture.

Every word in this PDF (26)

Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.

flip, side, rain, snail, tail, tray, hay, crayon, tree, bee, sheep, leaf, peach, tea, boat, coat, goat, moon, spoon, boot, snow, bowl, light, knight, pie, tie

How to use it

1. Deal out one vowel team at a time. Underline the team with your finger before reading.
2. Your child reads the word, then flips to check.
3. Pair teams that say the same sound — ai and ay both say long a — and sort cards by sound, not spelling.
4. Notice position: ai sits in the middle (rain), ay at the end (hay).

Who it’s for

Ages 5–7, in Stage 5 after digraphs are solid. Some teams here (ay, ea, ie) come after the 44 core sounds — use them as the next step.

Where it fits: Stage 5 — Vowel Teams & Tricky Words

Goes well with

• Vowel Teams List (Free PDF): ai, ay, ea, ee, oa, oo
• Long Vowels vs Short Vowels: List, Rules & Examples
• Vowel Team Pick game