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) ring (b) mouse (c) monkey
- 2.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) mango (b) potato (c) rabbit
- 3.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nest (b) run (c) rabbit
- 4.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) pig (b) ox (c) nest
- 5.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) question (b) ring (c) pig
- 6.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) parrot (b) nut (c) mango
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) milk (b) paint (c) rat
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) pizza
- 9.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) queen (b) panda (c) mango
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) paint (b) monkey (c) run
- 12.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mango (b) net (c) potato
- 14.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) octopus (b) nail (c) red
- 15.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rabbit (b) nest (c) mouse
- 17.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 18.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) o
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) rainbow (c) rice
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) pizza (c) rat
- 21.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) pin (b) milk (c) rose
- 22.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) pencil (b) ox (c) pen
- 23.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) road (b) nine (c) rain
- 24.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) pen (b) peach (c) road
- 25.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) pen (b) octopus (c) map
- 26.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) rose (b) pen (c) map
- 27.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) run (b) rabbit (c) moon
- 29.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) paint (b) nail (c) road
- 31.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) nail (b) milk (c) paint
- 32.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) road (b) pencil (c) pin
- 33.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) ox (b) rice (c) question
- 34.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 35.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) potato (b) paint (c) rose
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) potato (b) nest (c) rocket
- 38.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 39.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) pin (b) rat (c) net
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) potato (b) map (c) octopus
Answer key
- ring
- mango
- nest
- nest
- pig
- nut
- milk
- octopus
- m
- mango
- monkey
- n
- net
- red
- r
- mouse
- q
- o
- olive
- queen
- rose
- ox
- nine
- road
- octopus
- pen
- o
- moon
- q
- nail
- milk
- road
- question
- m
- n
- rose
- nest
- p
- pin
- map
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