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 “o”? (a) rain (b) needle (c) ox
- 2.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 3.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mouse (b) robot (c) paint
- 5.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 6.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rose (b) pencil (c) nose
- 8.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nail (b) road (c) pizza
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) nail (c) potato
- 10.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) q
- 11.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 12.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) queen (b) nine (c) mouse
- 14.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) road (b) octopus (c) nest
- 15.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) red (b) map (c) pen
- 16.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) nest (b) potato (c) run
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) queen (b) popcorn (c) rainbow
- 18.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 19.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) o
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) paint (c) run
- 21.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) m
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) mouse (b) rabbit (c) octopus
- 23.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) peach
- 25.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) popcorn (b) nose (c) robot
- 26.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) map
- 28.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 29.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) rice (b) needle (c) mango
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) monkey (b) nose (c) octopus
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) panda (c) rocket
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pizza (b) rabbit (c) peach
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pen (b) pizza (c) nest
- 34.Which picture starts like “robot”? (a) pan (b) red (c) popcorn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) paint (b) question (c) mango
- 36.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 37.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) net (c) pencil
- 38.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) milk (b) peach (c) rainbow
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) moon (c) nest
Answer key
- ox
- p
- q
- paint
- n
- p
- rose
- nail
- olive
- m
- m
- r
- mouse
- nest
- map
- run
- popcorn
- p
- o
- mango
- p
- octopus
- o
- monkey
- nose
- q
- map
- n
- mango
- nose
- nail
- rabbit
- nest
- red
- question
- r
- ox
- n
- rainbow
- moon
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