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