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 “robot”? (a) mouse (b) parrot (c) rat
- 2.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) nut (b) ring (c) queen
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) question (b) rainbow (c) map
- 4.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) panda (b) mouse (c) needle
- 5.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) pear (b) map (c) rabbit
- 6.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 7.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) nose (b) rain (c) queen
- 8.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 9.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rat (b) red (c) pen
- 11.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) nose (b) question (c) mango
- 12.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) robot (b) moon (c) net
- 13.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) potato (b) rain (c) mouse
- 14.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 15.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 16.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) pizza (b) ox (c) rain
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) rose
- 18.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) ring (b) moon (c) nine
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) nail (c) rocket
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rabbit (b) map (c) pig
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rose (b) queen (c) net
- 22.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mouse (b) pear (c) nail
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) ox (c) nail
- 25.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) pear (c) rabbit
- 27.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) ox (c) rice
- 29.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 30.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) mouse (b) ring (c) pencil
- 31.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 32.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) panda (b) net (c) rice
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) nose (b) olive (c) pig
- 34.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) monkey (b) pig (c) map
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rabbit (b) rose (c) octopus
- 36.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 37.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) mango
- 38.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) rose (b) nest (c) panda
- 39.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) nest (b) rabbit (c) rain
- 40.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
Answer key
- rat
- ring
- rainbow
- needle
- pear
- q
- queen
- r
- q
- pen
- question
- moon
- potato
- o
- o
- pizza
- nest
- nine
- rocket
- map
- queen
- m
- nail
- question
- n
- rabbit
- r
- rice
- r
- mouse
- m
- net
- olive
- pig
- octopus
- n
- mango
- rose
- nest
- m
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