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.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 2.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) parrot (b) red (c) nut
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nose (b) pen (c) rocket
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) red (b) octopus (c) milk
- 6.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) pen (b) queen (c) net
- 7.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 8.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pan (b) octopus (c) nut
- 10.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 11.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) milk (b) moon (c) nut
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) robot (b) pear (c) road
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) robot (c) panda
- 14.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) run (b) robot (c) nut
- 15.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) question (c) nut
- 16.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nut (b) olive (c) pig
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) paint (c) net
- 18.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 19.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) needle (b) octopus (c) mouse
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ring (b) mango (c) pan
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) map (b) queen (c) pencil
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) pen (c) ox
- 23.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) n
- 24.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 25.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) popcorn (b) question (c) nose
- 26.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pizza (b) nose (c) net
- 28.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 29.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) pear (b) rat (c) queen
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) queen (b) mouse (c) needle
- 31.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) olive (b) nose (c) mango
- 33.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rice (b) moon (c) ring
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) potato (b) ring (c) milk
- 35.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) mango (b) pig (c) rainbow
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rainbow (b) monkey (c) road
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) queen (b) parrot (c) rose
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pencil (b) pizza (c) ox
- 39.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rabbit (b) panda (c) mouse
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) rocket (c) popcorn
Answer key
- o
- r
- red
- pen
- octopus
- queen
- m
- n
- pan
- q
- nut
- pear
- robot
- nut
- ox
- nut
- net
- r
- octopus
- ring
- queen
- nine
- o
- q
- question
- p
- pizza
- r
- rat
- mouse
- p
- mango
- moon
- potato
- mango
- monkey
- rose
- ox
- mouse
- map
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