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) panda (b) octopus (c) nest
- 2.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) robot (c) nine
- 3.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) parrot (b) ring (c) queen
- 4.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mouse (b) paint (c) nose
- 5.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 6.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nest (b) ox (c) pan
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) rose (c) panda
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ox (b) map (c) run
- 9.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) mouse (b) rabbit (c) panda
- 10.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) mango (b) road (c) nut
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pizza (b) rabbit (c) monkey
- 12.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 13.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) rain (b) pin (c) nest
- 14.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 15.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) parrot (b) mango (c) queen
- 16.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) ring (c) parrot
- 18.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nose (b) queen (c) rocket
- 19.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 20.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) nine (b) panda (c) rat
- 21.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) moon (c) parrot
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) panda (c) mouse
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mango (b) pan (c) road
- 24.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nest (b) map (c) paint
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) ring (c) rose
- 26.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nail (b) pig (c) mouse
- 28.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) n
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) parrot (b) nine (c) olive
- 30.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) rain (b) octopus (c) pencil
- 31.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) o
- 32.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) rainbow (b) needle (c) nest
- 33.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) olive (b) rainbow (c) milk
- 34.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 35.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) q
- 36.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 37.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) pear (b) popcorn (c) map
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rain (b) pig (c) question
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) paint (b) needle (c) moon
- 40.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) pen (b) queen (c) ox
Answer key
- octopus
- ox
- ring
- mouse
- o
- ox
- nut
- map
- rabbit
- nut
- monkey
- p
- nest
- p
- queen
- q
- net
- nose
- n
- nine
- question
- rat
- road
- nest
- mango
- o
- mouse
- n
- olive
- rain
- p
- rainbow
- olive
- r
- q
- m
- map
- question
- moon
- pen
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