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