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 picture starts like “rat”? (a) question (b) rice (c) pen
- 2.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) pig (b) red (c) rice
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) nail (c) queen
- 4.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) nut (b) rice (c) mango
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) nail (c) road
- 6.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 7.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 8.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 9.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) pizza (c) rocket
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) nine (c) pin
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) monkey (c) queen
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) map (b) octopus (c) rain
- 13.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) pig (b) rose (c) pencil
- 14.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 15.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nine (b) ox (c) nest
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pencil (b) nine (c) ring
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) run (b) rain (c) nest
- 18.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rabbit (b) octopus (c) pin
- 20.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) o
- 21.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 22.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) monkey (b) rice (c) olive
- 23.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 24.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) mango (b) octopus (c) nail
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) queen (c) potato
- 26.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) pencil (b) queen (c) question
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pear (b) nail (c) queen
- 28.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) nail (b) potato (c) rabbit
- 29.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) paint (b) rose (c) map
- 30.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) rat (b) rain (c) question
- 31.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 32.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) queen (b) pan (c) milk
- 33.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) r
- 34.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) popcorn (b) pig (c) rain
- 35.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 36.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) parrot (b) nest (c) pencil
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) pencil (c) milk
- 38.Which picture starts like “rose”? (a) rat (b) needle (c) milk
- 39.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) rice (c) pen
Answer key
- rice
- pig
- mouse
- nut
- monkey
- n
- o
- q
- queen
- moon
- ox
- octopus
- rose
- m
- ox
- pencil
- nest
- q
- pin
- p
- p
- olive
- r
- octopus
- nine
- pencil
- queen
- rabbit
- rose
- question
- r
- milk
- n
- rain
- r
- nest
- nail
- rat
- m
- rice
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