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 “m”? (a) ox (b) pin (c) mouse
- 2.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) nose (b) pig (c) robot
- 3.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) pencil (c) pen
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ox (b) run (c) nine
- 6.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) pear (b) nail (c) mouse
- 7.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) pencil (b) nose (c) rose
- 8.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) rat (b) run (c) mango
- 9.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) octopus (b) nose (c) queen
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rose (b) pig (c) milk
- 11.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 12.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rice (b) paint (c) rose
- 14.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 15.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) rose (c) nest
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) nest (c) rice
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pig (b) rat (c) octopus
- 18.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rabbit (b) queen (c) pencil
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) mango (c) monkey
- 21.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) milk
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) moon (b) popcorn (c) olive
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) rabbit (c) run
- 24.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) pin (b) rocket (c) nine
- 25.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) rose (b) net (c) pear
- 26.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 27.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) pin (c) popcorn
- 28.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rose (b) question (c) mango
- 30.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 31.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 32.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 33.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) net (b) rain (c) potato
- 34.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) run (b) map (c) panda
- 35.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) needle (b) pig (c) rat
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) pin (c) red
- 37.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 38.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) question
- 39.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) milk (b) road (c) potato
- 40.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) pizza (b) milk (c) mango
Answer key
- mouse
- pig
- o
- net
- run
- pear
- pencil
- mango
- queen
- milk
- r
- m
- paint
- q
- ox
- rice
- pig
- q
- queen
- olive
- pig
- popcorn
- nine
- pin
- pear
- o
- olive
- m
- question
- n
- n
- m
- potato
- run
- rat
- pin
- r
- nut
- milk
- pizza
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