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 “nut”? (a) map (b) parrot (c) nine
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) paint (b) pen (c) rose
- 3.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 4.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nut (b) pin (c) queen
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) map (c) parrot
- 7.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) panda (b) nut (c) queen
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) needle (c) mouse
- 10.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) popcorn (b) nose (c) queen
- 11.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) o
- 12.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) red (b) octopus (c) pan
- 14.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pencil (b) pen (c) question
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) mango (c) pan
- 17.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) monkey (c) map
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) peach (c) rocket
- 19.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) pan (c) rat
- 20.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 21.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rose (b) question (c) octopus
- 23.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) nest (b) question (c) map
- 24.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) pan (b) rocket (c) pig
- 25.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) parrot (b) paint (c) monkey
- 26.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 27.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) peach (b) popcorn (c) nest
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rat (b) ox (c) net
- 30.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 31.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) nine (b) popcorn (c) road
- 32.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) ring (c) pen
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) run (b) pin (c) olive
- 34.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) popcorn (b) olive (c) moon
- 35.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 36.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) p
- 37.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) rain (b) map (c) pear
- 38.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) road (b) mouse (c) olive
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) queen (b) rainbow (c) nut
- 40.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) robot (b) nut (c) rice
Answer key
- nine
- rose
- p
- n
- queen
- map
- n
- panda
- rain
- queen
- o
- o
- red
- m
- question
- nine
- olive
- rocket
- ox
- q
- n
- octopus
- map
- rocket
- monkey
- m
- r
- nest
- net
- p
- popcorn
- question
- pin
- moon
- r
- r
- rain
- olive
- nut
- nut
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