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