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.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) m
- 2.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) rain (b) olive (c) pan
- 3.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) paint (b) road (c) moon
- 4.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) map (b) popcorn (c) needle
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) pear (c) nut
- 6.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) pear (b) pencil (c) needle
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nose (b) octopus (c) mango
- 8.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) monkey (b) popcorn (c) net
- 9.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 10.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 11.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) paint (b) nest (c) rabbit
- 12.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 13.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 14.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 15.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) robot (b) map (c) pizza
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) mouse (c) needle
- 18.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) map (b) question (c) nest
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) monkey (c) pear
- 20.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) popcorn (c) question
- 22.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) rainbow (b) nose (c) nest
- 23.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) q
- 24.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) potato (b) queen (c) milk
- 25.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) red (b) popcorn (c) nut
- 26.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 27.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) net (b) panda (c) map
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) octopus (b) mouse (c) panda
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nest (b) rain (c) robot
- 30.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) peach (b) rabbit (c) octopus
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) monkey (c) needle
- 32.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) pizza (b) nine (c) ring
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) road (c) paint
- 34.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) mango (b) pan (c) panda
- 35.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) rainbow
- 37.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) q
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pin (b) ox (c) nine
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) rainbow (c) pizza
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) moon (b) queen (c) octopus
Answer key
- p
- olive
- moon
- popcorn
- nut
- needle
- mango
- popcorn
- q
- n
- nest
- n
- o
- q
- m
- robot
- octopus
- question
- monkey
- o
- road
- rainbow
- r
- milk
- popcorn
- r
- net
- mouse
- nest
- rabbit
- ox
- ring
- moon
- mango
- n
- needle
- p
- nine
- pizza
- queen
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