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