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) pin (b) road (c) octopus
- 2.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) rabbit (c) ring
- 3.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 4.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 5.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 6.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 7.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nest (b) red (c) olive
- 8.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nine (b) octopus (c) net
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) mouse (b) question (c) moon
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) octopus (b) parrot (c) nest
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) net (b) rose (c) monkey
- 12.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) needle (b) map (c) nut
- 13.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) rat (b) potato (c) nose
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) road (b) moon (c) olive
- 15.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) nose (b) paint (c) rocket
- 16.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rain (b) rat (c) nut
- 17.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) paint (b) olive (c) rabbit
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pencil (b) popcorn (c) rabbit
- 19.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) moon (b) paint (c) nest
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) question (b) popcorn (c) rice
- 21.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) rabbit (b) nail (c) pan
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) red (b) nut (c) mouse
- 23.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) popcorn (b) rainbow (c) queen
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) monkey (c) net
- 26.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) net (b) rabbit (c) milk
- 27.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) q
- 28.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pen (b) red (c) moon
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) run (b) nail (c) milk
- 31.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) milk (b) olive (c) rabbit
- 32.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) n
- 33.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 34.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 35.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) milk (b) red (c) nail
- 36.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) pin (b) needle (c) road
- 37.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) mouse (b) popcorn (c) mango
- 38.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mouse (b) paint (c) rose
- 40.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) run (b) question (c) nose
Answer key
- octopus
- queen
- n
- n
- o
- q
- olive
- octopus
- question
- nest
- monkey
- map
- nose
- olive
- paint
- nut
- rabbit
- rabbit
- nest
- rice
- nail
- nut
- p
- rainbow
- net
- net
- o
- p
- moon
- nail
- olive
- n
- m
- r
- red
- needle
- popcorn
- q
- rose
- nose
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