Name a word that uses a vowel team to spell the long 'a' sound.

Name a word that uses a vowel team to spell the long 'a' sound.

• A. moon
• B. rain
• C. goat
• D. book

Answer: (B)

A vowel team is two vowels working together to spell one vowel sound. For the long “a”, a common spelling is “ai.” In rain, the letters “ai” together make the /eɪ/ sound, the long a. The other words use different vowel teams that spell other sounds: moon has “oo” for the long u sound, goat has “oa” for the long o sound, and book uses “oo” for the short u sound. So rain is the one that uses a vowel team to spell the long a.

A vowel team is two vowels working together to spell one vowel sound. For the long “a”, a common spelling is “ai.” In rain, the letters “ai” together make the /eɪ/ sound, the long a. The other words use different vowel teams that spell other sounds: moon has “oo” for the long u sound, goat has “oa” for the long o sound, and book uses “oo” for the short u sound. So rain is the one that uses a vowel team to spell the long a.