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 “r”? (a) question (b) road (c) queen
- 2.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 3.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) pizza (b) mango (c) pan
- 4.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rocket (b) ox (c) octopus
- 6.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rocket (b) octopus (c) rose
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rain (b) popcorn (c) nest
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) peach (b) question (c) monkey
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pizza (b) mouse (c) octopus
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nine (b) pear (c) queen
- 11.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) rice (c) pencil
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) peach (b) question (c) mango
- 13.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) ring (c) mouse
- 15.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 16.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) pig (b) monkey (c) nose
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ox (b) pear (c) needle
- 18.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) q
- 19.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) monkey (c) nail
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) peach (c) milk
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ox (b) mango (c) popcorn
- 22.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) p
- 23.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) rocket (b) pan (c) milk
- 24.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) road (b) map (c) octopus
- 25.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 26.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pin (b) rose (c) nose
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) nose (c) run
- 28.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mouse (b) rainbow (c) nut
- 30.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) moon (b) question (c) run
- 31.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) popcorn (b) parrot (c) needle
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) needle (c) pin
- 33.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ring (b) pig (c) milk
- 35.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) pig (b) rat (c) pencil
- 36.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 37.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) p
- 38.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) road (b) pan (c) monkey
- 40.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) monkey (b) map (c) olive
Answer key
- road
- r
- mango
- o
- rocket
- octopus
- nest
- question
- octopus
- pear
- ox
- mango
- p
- ring
- r
- nose
- needle
- m
- question
- milk
- popcorn
- q
- pan
- map
- r
- nose
- moon
- r
- nut
- moon
- needle
- pin
- m
- pig
- rat
- q
- r
- n
- monkey
- olive
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