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) ox (b) question (c) rain
- 2.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) pizza (b) octopus (c) rice
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) pear (c) popcorn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) panda (b) nine (c) rice
- 5.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) paint (c) pencil
- 6.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) rocket (c) mango
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) needle (c) nose
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rabbit (b) rose (c) nut
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pan (b) robot (c) mango
- 11.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mouse (b) nail (c) pig
- 13.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) o
- 14.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) mango (b) paint (c) queen
- 15.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 16.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) popcorn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mouse (b) parrot (c) rat
- 19.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nut (b) run (c) potato
- 20.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) ring (b) potato (c) net
- 21.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) nut (b) nine (c) mango
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) net (b) pen (c) rice
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pizza (b) olive (c) pig
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pin (b) paint (c) octopus
- 25.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 26.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 27.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) needle (b) ox (c) milk
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) octopus (b) rose (c) pin
- 29.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 30.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) rabbit (b) ox (c) nine
- 31.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) parrot (b) nut (c) rose
- 32.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) net (b) nut (c) olive
- 33.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pizza (b) map (c) pear
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) peach (b) milk (c) panda
- 35.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 36.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) nest (c) moon
- 38.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 39.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 40.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
Answer key
- ox
- octopus
- queen
- nine
- ox
- r
- rocket
- rain
- nut
- mango
- n
- nail
- r
- mango
- p
- o
- needle
- parrot
- nut
- net
- mango
- rice
- olive
- octopus
- n
- m
- ox
- pin
- n
- rabbit
- nut
- olive
- map
- milk
- n
- q
- nest
- n
- m
- r
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