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) octopus (b) paint (c) robot
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) rainbow (c) pan
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mouse (b) pan (c) nest
- 4.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) nose (b) pear (c) pin
- 5.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 6.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
- 7.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mango (b) pig (c) pen
- 8.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 9.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nest (b) mouse (c) map
- 10.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) robot (b) pan (c) nest
- 11.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) mango (b) ox (c) nine
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rice (b) pear (c) red
- 13.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 14.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 15.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rat (b) ox (c) rainbow
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) rice (c) pin
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ox (b) needle (c) pencil
- 18.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 19.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) milk (b) robot (c) rabbit
- 20.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) rocket (b) rose (c) net
- 21.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rat (b) pin (c) mouse
- 22.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 23.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) q
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pan (b) rice (c) ox
- 25.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nut (b) octopus (c) nine
- 26.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) peach (b) paint (c) net
- 28.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 29.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rainbow (b) moon (c) nine
- 31.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 32.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pizza (b) moon (c) ox
- 33.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 34.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) paint (b) rose (c) pan
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) nose (c) rat
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) needle (c) mango
- 37.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) octopus (b) nine (c) pig
- 38.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mouse (b) popcorn (c) red
- 39.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 40.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) parrot (b) nail (c) pizza
Answer key
- octopus
- rainbow
- nest
- nose
- o
- o
- mango
- m
- nest
- pan
- nine
- pear
- n
- m
- ox
- nine
- needle
- p
- milk
- net
- mouse
- n
- r
- rice
- octopus
- q
- net
- o
- p
- moon
- m
- moon
- p
- rose
- rat
- mango
- octopus
- mouse
- r
- nail
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