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) red (b) moon (c) run
- 2.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) n
- 3.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 4.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 5.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) popcorn (b) pen (c) olive
- 6.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 7.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nine (b) octopus (c) rice
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) needle (b) moon (c) pig
- 9.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) octopus
- 10.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 11.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) pizza (c) pencil
- 13.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) pin (c) olive
- 15.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) popcorn (b) potato (c) net
- 16.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) octopus (c) robot
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nose (b) queen (c) monkey
- 18.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 19.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) pin (b) parrot (c) queen
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) map (b) pan (c) question
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nest (b) nut (c) mouse
- 22.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) run (c) nine
- 24.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 25.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 26.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 27.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) net
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) robot (b) peach (c) map
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) nine (c) pin
- 30.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) rocket (b) panda (c) milk
- 31.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) rice (b) moon (c) nail
- 32.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) milk (b) nose (c) robot
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) milk (c) question
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) milk (b) run (c) nine
- 35.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pear (b) pen (c) queen
- 37.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) olive (b) pan (c) red
- 38.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rainbow (b) map (c) pear
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) moon (b) pen (c) mango
Answer key
- moon
- q
- m
- r
- olive
- m
- octopus
- pig
- monkey
- q
- n
- octopus
- n
- nose
- net
- question
- monkey
- n
- queen
- question
- mouse
- p
- olive
- m
- r
- o
- pencil
- map
- pin
- milk
- rice
- milk
- milk
- nine
- n
- queen
- pan
- m
- rainbow
- pen
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