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 “o”? (a) needle (b) octopus (c) nest
- 2.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nine (b) rat (c) pencil
- 4.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) rain (b) olive (c) nest
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) needle (b) mouse (c) octopus
- 6.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) mango (b) needle (c) pizza
- 7.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nail (b) pizza (c) road
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) pizza (c) popcorn
- 9.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 10.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) map (b) popcorn (c) question
- 12.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) o
- 13.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) rocket (c) rat
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pan (b) milk (c) ring
- 15.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 16.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) peach (b) popcorn (c) rocket
- 17.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 18.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) queen (b) rabbit (c) nose
- 20.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) mango (b) needle (c) pig
- 21.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rice (b) parrot (c) mango
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nail (b) pencil (c) map
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) road (b) nine (c) mouse
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) peach (b) potato (c) rocket
- 26.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rice (b) question (c) pan
- 28.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rose (b) net (c) olive
- 29.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) pig (b) nose (c) rabbit
- 30.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) ox (b) nine (c) pig
- 31.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 32.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) paint (b) mouse (c) nest
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ox (b) nail (c) pen
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nine (b) robot (c) panda
- 35.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 36.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) nest (b) queen (c) road
- 37.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 38.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) needle (b) pig (c) ox
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mouse (b) run (c) nut
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rice (b) pen (c) ox
Answer key
- octopus
- p
- pencil
- olive
- mouse
- pizza
- nail
- needle
- q
- m
- question
- m
- queen
- ring
- o
- rocket
- r
- r
- nose
- pig
- r
- mango
- map
- nine
- rocket
- m
- rice
- olive
- rabbit
- ox
- o
- nest
- nail
- panda
- m
- road
- m
- needle
- nut
- ox
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