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) pin (b) mango (c) peach
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pencil (b) rice (c) ox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) panda (b) red (c) needle
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) road (b) pen (c) rain
- 5.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 6.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) nut (b) pizza (c) rat
- 7.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 8.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 9.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 10.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 11.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 12.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 13.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) mango (b) needle (c) popcorn
- 14.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 15.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rice (b) moon (c) pencil
- 16.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 17.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 18.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) rocket (b) queen (c) paint
- 19.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rainbow (b) olive (c) mango
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) pizza
- 21.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pencil (b) nut (c) map
- 23.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) potato (c) mango
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) mouse (c) pig
- 25.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) potato (b) rabbit (c) moon
- 27.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) moon (b) robot (c) net
- 28.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 29.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) parrot (b) mango (c) pen
- 30.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) paint (b) robot (c) moon
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) panda (c) rocket
- 32.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) nose (b) rice (c) milk
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rose (b) nose (c) nest
- 34.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) queen (b) mango (c) road
- 35.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) nail (b) mouse (c) red
- 36.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) popcorn (b) rose (c) nail
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) rainbow (c) pizza
- 38.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 39.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) olive (b) mango (c) nose
- 40.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) rain (b) mango (c) rainbow
Answer key
- mango
- ox
- panda
- pen
- m
- rat
- n
- r
- n
- m
- o
- o
- popcorn
- r
- moon
- p
- m
- queen
- olive
- octopus
- p
- nut
- question
- mouse
- n
- moon
- moon
- n
- mango
- moon
- nail
- milk
- rose
- road
- mouse
- popcorn
- rainbow
- r
- nose
- mango
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