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 “r”? (a) robot (b) parrot (c) ox
- 2.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pin (b) map (c) nest
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) rainbow (c) needle
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) parrot (c) map
- 6.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) needle (b) pan (c) rice
- 7.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) n
- 8.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pig (b) question (c) road
- 10.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) nose (b) rose (c) pencil
- 11.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) rice (b) rose (c) pear
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) rabbit (c) road
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) net (b) parrot (c) rat
- 14.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) nail (b) rainbow (c) olive
- 15.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) potato (b) nine (c) net
- 17.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) nail (b) mouse (c) olive
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) moon (c) rocket
- 19.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) robot (b) nut (c) rocket
- 21.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 22.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 23.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) olive (b) map (c) needle
- 24.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rose (b) pin (c) question
- 26.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) robot (b) run (c) nut
- 27.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) pencil (b) nose (c) queen
- 28.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) question (b) rose (c) nine
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) mouse (c) monkey
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) olive (c) nose
- 31.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) rose (b) nail (c) map
- 32.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pencil (b) nose (c) monkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nut (b) rocket (c) monkey
- 35.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) needle (b) ox (c) nest
- 36.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) question
- 37.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) r
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pen (b) milk (c) pear
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) panda (b) popcorn (c) octopus
- 40.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) rabbit (b) paint (c) rain
Answer key
- robot
- r
- map
- rainbow
- nail
- pan
- m
- o
- pig
- rose
- pear
- mango
- rat
- olive
- n
- potato
- mouse
- queen
- q
- nut
- r
- p
- map
- o
- rose
- nut
- nose
- rose
- olive
- question
- rose
- p
- nose
- monkey
- ox
- question
- r
- milk
- octopus
- paint
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