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 “q”? (a) monkey (b) queen (c) peach
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nut (b) pear (c) moon
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) milk (c) rat
- 4.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 5.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 6.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) olive (b) pencil (c) mouse
- 7.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) nose (b) ox (c) net
- 9.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rocket (b) nail (c) rat
- 11.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) pear (b) peach (c) mouse
- 12.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) ox (b) moon (c) nail
- 13.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) octopus (b) panda (c) net
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) olive (c) robot
- 16.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nine (b) question (c) nail
- 18.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) potato (c) queen
- 20.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) map (b) ring (c) olive
- 22.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 23.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) robot (b) question (c) ox
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) monkey (c) red
- 25.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 26.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) panda (b) nut (c) nail
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nail (b) moon (c) rain
- 28.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) potato (b) nose (c) rain
- 29.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) pin (b) panda (c) rocket
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rainbow (b) milk (c) nose
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) rat (c) olive
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) olive (b) moon (c) pencil
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) map (c) rice
- 34.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 35.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) parrot (b) pencil (c) map
- 36.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 37.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nose (b) pan (c) moon
- 38.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) rat (b) question (c) nut
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) mango
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) paint (b) peach (c) road
Answer key
- queen
- moon
- octopus
- p
- q
- mouse
- p
- ox
- r
- nail
- mouse
- nail
- m
- panda
- nut
- n
- question
- n
- nine
- m
- olive
- n
- question
- monkey
- o
- panda
- rain
- nose
- rocket
- milk
- rat
- pencil
- map
- r
- map
- r
- nose
- rat
- mango
- road
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