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.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 2.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) robot (c) map
- 4.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) question
- 5.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 6.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) nail (b) pan (c) moon
- 7.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) map (b) pencil (c) ox
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) octopus
- 9.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) peach (b) pan (c) nut
- 10.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) mouse (b) rainbow (c) olive
- 11.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) rabbit (c) panda
- 13.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 14.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) queen
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) nail (c) red
- 16.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) mango (b) nut (c) pan
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nine (b) rocket (c) panda
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) road (b) pizza (c) nut
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) road (b) mango (c) rain
- 20.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 21.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) milk (b) nose (c) road
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) run (b) ox (c) mango
- 24.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 25.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) mouse (b) nest (c) rainbow
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pizza (b) pig (c) milk
- 27.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) q
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) paint (b) question (c) mouse
- 29.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) question (b) milk (c) pen
- 30.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 31.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 32.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 33.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) popcorn (b) moon (c) red
- 34.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) needle (b) map (c) rocket
- 35.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pen (b) octopus (c) nose
- 36.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 37.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) panda (c) pencil
- 38.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 39.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) m
- 40.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) paint (b) olive (c) mango
Answer key
- q
- r
- nut
- question
- q
- moon
- ox
- octopus
- nut
- olive
- p
- question
- p
- queen
- red
- mango
- panda
- pizza
- mango
- r
- m
- nose
- ox
- n
- nest
- milk
- p
- mouse
- milk
- m
- o
- n
- moon
- rocket
- octopus
- r
- olive
- n
- p
- paint
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