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 picture starts like “milk”? (a) ox (b) run (c) mango
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) moon (b) peach (c) rice
- 3.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rabbit (b) mango (c) octopus
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nest (b) rabbit (c) peach
- 5.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) nut (c) rocket
- 6.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) rain (b) mango (c) potato
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) question (c) pan
- 8.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) monkey (c) road
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) rocket (c) rose
- 11.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 12.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pan (b) mango (c) popcorn
- 14.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) question (b) pizza (c) moon
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) mouse
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) parrot (c) rose
- 17.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 18.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) needle (b) octopus (c) monkey
- 19.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) rabbit (b) road (c) nest
- 20.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 21.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 22.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) milk (c) potato
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) nine (b) octopus (c) mouse
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) map (b) question (c) peach
- 25.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 26.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 27.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 28.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 29.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) rain (b) moon (c) nut
- 30.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) pencil (b) nail (c) milk
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pencil (b) moon (c) red
- 32.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) panda (b) nail (c) moon
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ox (b) run (c) nut
- 34.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) rice (b) potato (c) pencil
- 35.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) nose (b) rice (c) panda
- 36.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rice (c) octopus
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) parrot (c) mouse
- 39.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rocket (b) monkey (c) nut
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) rainbow (c) moon
Answer key
- mango
- peach
- mango
- nest
- olive
- potato
- pan
- m
- monkey
- needle
- o
- q
- mango
- pizza
- mouse
- net
- r
- octopus
- nest
- n
- o
- question
- octopus
- question
- p
- p
- p
- r
- nut
- nail
- red
- nail
- run
- rice
- nose
- r
- queen
- parrot
- nut
- nose
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