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 “p”? (a) rocket (b) nest (c) popcorn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nail (b) monkey (c) olive
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) paint (b) rat (c) net
- 4.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 5.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) needle (b) queen (c) potato
- 7.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) o
- 8.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) rocket (c) pin
- 10.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 11.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) o
- 12.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) milk (b) pen (c) pencil
- 13.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pin (b) nine (c) map
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pizza (b) nut (c) ox
- 15.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pig (b) mouse (c) nest
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) nut (c) panda
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pear (b) net (c) rice
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) popcorn (c) nut
- 19.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) rain (b) pear (c) rainbow
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) peach (b) needle (c) rat
- 21.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 22.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) o
- 23.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 24.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) nose (b) queen (c) milk
- 25.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 26.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) monkey (b) pen (c) queen
- 27.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) rat (b) nest (c) pen
- 28.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pencil (b) mouse (c) run
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nut (b) pan (c) nose
- 31.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) ring (b) mouse (c) rocket
- 32.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 33.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 34.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) p
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rabbit (b) paint (c) map
- 36.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) q
- 37.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) o
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pan (b) mango (c) nut
- 39.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) panda (b) run (c) pencil
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) milk (b) rabbit (c) pear
Answer key
- popcorn
- monkey
- net
- m
- m
- potato
- o
- o
- nose
- m
- p
- milk
- map
- ox
- nest
- rain
- rice
- queen
- pear
- peach
- q
- p
- m
- milk
- o
- queen
- pen
- n
- run
- pan
- mouse
- p
- p
- n
- paint
- p
- r
- mango
- run
- rabbit
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