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.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) m
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) panda (b) needle (c) map
- 3.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) needle (b) map (c) rocket
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) peach (b) octopus (c) red
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) ring (b) queen (c) pen
- 6.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) net (b) rainbow (c) monkey
- 7.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) rice (b) mango (c) olive
- 8.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) mouse (b) question (c) rice
- 9.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) peach (b) robot (c) nose
- 10.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) n
- 11.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) moon (b) ox (c) potato
- 12.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) p
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) question (c) peach
- 14.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 15.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) popcorn (c) map
- 17.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 18.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) queen (b) rainbow (c) mouse
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) milk (b) monkey (c) pen
- 20.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) q
- 21.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rainbow (b) olive (c) net
- 23.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) pen (b) rose (c) monkey
- 24.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) q
- 25.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pear (b) rice (c) rose
- 27.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rice (b) potato (c) octopus
- 28.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) olive (b) needle (c) rabbit
- 30.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) needle (b) pin (c) map
- 31.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) queen (c) nest
- 33.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) robot (b) monkey (c) olive
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) road (c) run
- 35.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) paint (b) nut (c) pencil
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) pin (c) rice
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) nose (c) pan
- 38.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 39.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) olive (b) pear (c) rocket
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) road (c) potato
Answer key
- m
- map
- needle
- red
- queen
- monkey
- olive
- question
- robot
- n
- ox
- p
- monkey
- q
- o
- olive
- p
- mouse
- pen
- p
- m
- net
- pen
- q
- n
- pear
- octopus
- m
- needle
- map
- r
- nest
- robot
- mango
- nut
- nut
- nose
- r
- rocket
- road
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