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) needle (b) rainbow (c) moon
- 2.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) pencil
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pear (b) ox (c) pan
- 5.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) map (b) panda (c) rabbit
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) mango (b) queen (c) road
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) net (b) rose (c) monkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) mouse (b) octopus (c) nest
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) peach (b) needle (c) rain
- 10.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 11.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 12.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) moon (b) red (c) paint
- 13.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 14.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) monkey (b) queen (c) octopus
- 15.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) pencil (b) nose (c) nail
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) pin (c) question
- 17.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) n
- 18.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) net (b) question (c) milk
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) run (c) milk
- 20.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) monkey (b) nail (c) rabbit
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) milk (b) needle (c) parrot
- 22.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) paint (b) panda (c) robot
- 24.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) olive (b) pencil (c) question
- 25.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pizza (b) nest (c) rice
- 27.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 28.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 29.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) r
- 30.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) q
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) run (b) question (c) milk
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) potato (c) road
- 33.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) potato (b) mango (c) rocket
- 34.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 35.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 36.Which picture starts like “robot”? (a) map (b) rat (c) nest
- 37.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 38.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 39.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) octopus (b) rice (c) nut
- 40.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
Answer key
- moon
- o
- octopus
- ox
- rabbit
- queen
- monkey
- mouse
- needle
- n
- q
- moon
- r
- monkey
- pencil
- rat
- n
- milk
- milk
- nail
- parrot
- m
- robot
- question
- m
- rice
- r
- p
- r
- p
- run
- road
- potato
- n
- m
- rat
- q
- o
- nut
- p
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