Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (m–r)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Look at the picture and say its name slowly: m… monkey. The first sound tells you the missing letter. q is almost always followed by u: queen, question.
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) run (b) nail (c) panda
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) red (b) robot (c) octopus
- 3.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) milk (b) rocket (c) pen
- 4.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) olive (b) red (c) moon
- 6.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) q
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rain (b) nest (c) pencil
- 8.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) rat (b) map (c) needle
- 9.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 10.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 11.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 12.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) nut (b) octopus (c) queen
- 13.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) run (b) octopus (c) net
- 15.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 16.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) popcorn (b) octopus (c) needle
- 17.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) paint (b) rabbit (c) popcorn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) panda (b) milk (c) rose
- 20.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) popcorn (c) net
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) olive (b) red (c) needle
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) parrot (b) milk (c) rabbit
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) question (b) nut (c) parrot
- 25.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) road (b) nest (c) parrot
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rainbow (b) pin (c) pear
- 27.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pan (b) ox (c) road
- 28.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) ring (b) nut (c) popcorn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) ox (c) potato
- 30.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nut (b) mango (c) olive
- 32.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) o
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) robot (c) rainbow
- 34.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) rocket (c) octopus
- 36.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) olive (b) needle (c) mouse
- 37.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) milk (b) pencil (c) rose
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) pan (c) needle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nut (b) queen (c) nail
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nest (b) paint (c) rabbit
Answer key
- run
- octopus
- pen
- p
- moon
- r
- nest
- rat
- m
- m
- r
- queen
- r
- net
- p
- octopus
- q
- rabbit
- panda
- n
- olive
- needle
- milk
- parrot
- road
- rainbow
- ox
- nut
- map
- n
- mango
- o
- nut
- p
- nine
- olive
- rose
- ox
- queen
- paint
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