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 “o”? (a) run (b) pear (c) ox
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) mango (b) question (c) road
- 3.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) nut (c) ox
- 4.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) run (b) mango (c) ring
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rat (b) mouse (c) needle
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) paint (b) milk (c) rat
- 7.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) popcorn (c) nest
- 9.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 10.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) o
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) paint (b) nine (c) map
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) peach (b) mango (c) pan
- 13.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) net (b) octopus (c) needle
- 14.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nail (b) olive (c) moon
- 15.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) n
- 16.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) road (b) rabbit (c) octopus
- 18.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 19.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) q
- 20.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) question (b) mango (c) nose
- 22.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) monkey (b) rocket (c) rat
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) question (b) net (c) peach
- 24.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) rice (b) parrot (c) nut
- 25.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) olive (b) rocket (c) pear
- 27.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) parrot (b) pin (c) rose
- 28.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pan (b) queen (c) run
- 30.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 31.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) needle (b) map (c) olive
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) mouse (c) pan
- 33.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) olive (b) net (c) run
- 34.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) p
- 35.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) map (b) popcorn (c) rat
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) moon (b) map (c) olive
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) mango (c) pig
- 38.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) ox (b) milk (c) net
- 39.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) ox (c) question
Answer key
- ox
- question
- question
- mango
- needle
- milk
- r
- map
- m
- q
- paint
- mango
- octopus
- olive
- n
- p
- octopus
- m
- q
- r
- nose
- monkey
- net
- nut
- r
- pear
- rose
- r
- pan
- r
- needle
- mouse
- net
- o
- rat
- olive
- queen
- net
- p
- nine
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