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 picture starts like “octopus”? (a) pear (b) ox (c) rice
- 2.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) queen (b) question (c) milk
- 3.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 4.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 5.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) queen (b) map (c) popcorn
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) parrot (b) queen (c) rose
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) pig (c) rain
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) nose (c) rabbit
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) robot (c) nest
- 10.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 11.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) pear (c) nest
- 13.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nail (b) road (c) rose
- 14.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) paint (b) milk (c) queen
- 16.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 17.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 18.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) nine (b) nail (c) ring
- 19.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) red (b) robot (c) parrot
- 20.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nest (b) road (c) olive
- 21.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) r
- 22.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) rainbow (b) moon (c) road
- 23.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) olive (b) octopus (c) pan
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) mango (b) queen (c) ring
- 25.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) milk (b) needle (c) mouse
- 26.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pear (b) road (c) net
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) potato (b) rain (c) panda
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) rat (c) pig
- 29.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) o
- 30.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) map (b) octopus (c) run
- 31.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) ox (b) map (c) pizza
- 32.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) road (b) pin (c) net
- 34.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 35.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 36.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pen (b) nose (c) potato
- 38.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 39.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) rainbow (b) olive (c) road
- 40.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) panda (c) pencil
Answer key
- ox
- milk
- q
- r
- popcorn
- rose
- needle
- olive
- nest
- r
- m
- ox
- nail
- o
- paint
- p
- q
- ring
- parrot
- olive
- r
- moon
- pan
- queen
- needle
- net
- rain
- rat
- p
- octopus
- map
- m
- net
- r
- r
- n
- nose
- r
- olive
- question
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