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 “o”? (a) rain (b) olive (c) rose
- 2.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 3.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) moon (b) peach (c) pan
- 4.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) octopus (b) needle (c) pin
- 5.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rocket (b) mouse (c) pin
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rocket (b) question (c) pen
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) panda (b) ox (c) road
- 9.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rain (b) mango (c) ox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) pig (c) rose
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) map (c) net
- 12.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) r
- 13.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 14.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 15.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) moon (b) nine (c) peach
- 16.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 17.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) popcorn (b) rat (c) milk
- 18.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pin (b) monkey (c) run
- 19.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) map (b) pear (c) question
- 20.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) rabbit (b) pear (c) milk
- 21.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) pear (c) rose
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) peach (c) panda
- 24.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 25.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) question (b) rat (c) needle
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) needle (b) parrot (c) run
- 28.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 29.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rocket (b) pizza (c) mouse
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) panda (c) pencil
- 31.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) mango (b) potato (c) nine
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) potato (c) olive
- 33.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) needle (b) ox (c) nail
- 34.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) net (b) moon (c) olive
- 35.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) pen (b) olive (c) map
- 36.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mouse (b) queen (c) panda
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rabbit (b) nail (c) pan
- 38.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) o
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) parrot (c) nose
- 40.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) paint (b) nest (c) red
Answer key
- olive
- p
- moon
- needle
- p
- rocket
- question
- ox
- mango
- needle
- queen
- o
- p
- o
- peach
- p
- popcorn
- monkey
- pear
- milk
- m
- rose
- road
- m
- n
- rat
- run
- n
- mouse
- mouse
- nine
- rain
- ox
- olive
- pen
- mouse
- rabbit
- q
- parrot
- nest
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