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) mouse (b) ring (c) ox
- 2.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mango (b) red (c) rice
- 3.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) parrot (b) rain (c) pan
- 4.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) ring (b) panda (c) moon
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pizza (b) rain (c) nose
- 6.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) olive (b) ox (c) net
- 7.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) nail (b) pig (c) mouse
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) popcorn (b) queen (c) run
- 9.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) nail (b) popcorn (c) rose
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) robot (b) pin (c) nut
- 11.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) peach (b) red (c) nest
- 12.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) pencil (b) question (c) rocket
- 13.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) panda (b) run (c) mouse
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) pencil (c) nail
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) queen (c) net
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) octopus (b) rain (c) nine
- 17.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 18.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 19.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) moon (b) queen (c) panda
- 21.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) rocket (c) rose
- 23.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) olive (b) moon (c) octopus
- 25.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 26.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) road (b) pencil (c) queen
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pizza (b) rat (c) mouse
- 28.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 29.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 30.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) q
- 31.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) p
- 32.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 33.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) net (b) monkey (c) rainbow
- 34.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) map (c) pen
- 36.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) parrot (b) octopus (c) run
- 38.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) net (b) pizza (c) nose
- 39.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 40.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) needle (b) pig (c) robot
Answer key
- ox
- mango
- rain
- ring
- nose
- net
- mouse
- run
- popcorn
- robot
- nest
- question
- run
- question
- net
- rain
- o
- n
- q
- queen
- p
- monkey
- o
- moon
- p
- queen
- rat
- m
- r
- o
- r
- p
- net
- m
- map
- r
- octopus
- pizza
- p
- pig
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