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