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.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 2.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) paint (b) moon (c) nose
- 3.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) run (b) rocket (c) popcorn
- 4.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) r
- 5.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) q
- 6.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) olive (b) red (c) map
- 7.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) panda (b) octopus (c) net
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) nine (c) rose
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rose (b) mouse (c) nest
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) parrot (b) red (c) question
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) moon (b) queen (c) potato
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) net (c) monkey
- 14.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) monkey (b) rocket (c) potato
- 15.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) p
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) robot
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nut (b) ring (c) peach
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rose (b) pear (c) nail
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) paint (c) run
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nail (b) needle (c) queen
- 21.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) olive
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) peach (b) nut (c) mango
- 23.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) peach (b) needle (c) pizza
- 24.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) moon (b) nail (c) pencil
- 25.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) run (b) mango (c) pizza
- 26.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 27.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) red (c) needle
- 29.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) pin (c) nest
- 31.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) rice (c) ox
- 32.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 33.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) rainbow (b) pizza (c) moon
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rocket (b) pizza (c) map
- 35.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nut (b) pen (c) paint
- 36.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 37.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 38.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) robot (b) pan (c) ox
- 39.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 40.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
Answer key
- o
- moon
- popcorn
- q
- o
- red
- o
- net
- ox
- mouse
- parrot
- potato
- olive
- rocket
- n
- nut
- ring
- nail
- run
- queen
- olive
- mango
- needle
- pencil
- run
- r
- p
- red
- q
- nest
- question
- n
- pizza
- pizza
- nut
- p
- p
- robot
- n
- p
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