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.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rabbit (b) nail (c) pig
- 3.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) q
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) octopus (b) question (c) pin
- 5.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 6.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pear (b) rabbit (c) nail
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) mango (b) rainbow (c) olive
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nose (b) rice (c) moon
- 9.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) rabbit (b) nail (c) milk
- 10.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 11.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 12.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 13.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) road (b) pin (c) popcorn
- 14.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) rainbow (b) nest (c) pencil
- 15.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rat (b) octopus (c) pen
- 16.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) m
- 17.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) pan (b) question (c) panda
- 18.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ring (b) red (c) pear
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rice (b) milk (c) octopus
- 21.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nut (b) run (c) pen
- 22.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 23.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 24.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 25.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) needle (b) octopus (c) map
- 27.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) run (b) monkey (c) popcorn
- 29.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) nut (b) popcorn (c) ring
- 30.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) olive (b) nose (c) question
- 31.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) ring (b) olive (c) queen
- 32.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) nose (b) run (c) milk
- 33.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) mouse (b) pen (c) nose
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pen (b) mango (c) nut
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rice (b) milk (c) nest
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) run (b) peach (c) nut
- 37.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) rocket (b) pig (c) road
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) ox (c) nose
- 39.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 40.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
Answer key
- r
- nail
- o
- question
- p
- nail
- olive
- moon
- milk
- q
- m
- n
- road
- pencil
- octopus
- p
- question
- m
- pear
- octopus
- nut
- n
- m
- r
- p
- map
- o
- popcorn
- nut
- nose
- ring
- run
- nose
- nut
- nest
- run
- pig
- nose
- p
- o
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