Color by Vowel Team
Read each word. Which long vowel sound does its vowel team make? Find it in the color key and color the square. What picture do you see?
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How to do it
- Read the word in a square.
- Which long vowel sound does it make?
- Color the square, then find the hidden picture.
Teaching tip
Say each word slowly and stretch the vowel sound to hear it. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.2.3b.
About this worksheet
A hidden picture made of vowel team words, colored by sound: long a, long e, long o and long i. Includes an answer key.
What kids practice
In first grade your child learned teams that say long vowel sounds, like ai in rain. Second grade adds teams that make brand new sounds: oo in moon and book, ou and ow in house and cow, oi and oy in coin and boy, aw and au in saw and sauce, ie and igh in pie and light, and ew and ue in new and glue. These vowel teams are a big part of second grade phonics.
Watch for
- Saying each letter on its own, like o-i in coin.
- Spelling a sound with the wrong team, like boi for boy. That's normal while the patterns settle in.
- Reading ow as in snow when the word is cow. Try both sounds.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full vowel teams phonics guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Vowel Team ChartThe second-grade vowel teams (oo, ou/ow, oi/oy, aw/au, ie/igh, ew/ue) with pictures and words. 
2. Which Team?Picture words with the vowel team missing. A hint shows the two teams to choose from.
3. Circle the SpellingPictures with three spellings each. Only one is right.
4. Vowel Team SortWords to sort into three vowel team sounds, like ou/ow, oi/oy and aw/au.
5. Vowel Team SentencesSentences with a missing word. Pick between two vowel team words that look alike.