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 “nest”? (a) paint (b) needle (c) rice
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ring (b) needle (c) pear
- 3.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) map (b) monkey (c) ox
- 4.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) milk (b) rose (c) ox
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nail (b) olive (c) rice
- 6.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) n
- 7.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) olive (b) net (c) parrot
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) mango (b) rose (c) ox
- 10.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) rabbit (b) nest (c) ox
- 11.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 12.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) milk (b) ring (c) popcorn
- 13.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) panda (c) rain
- 15.Which picture starts like “robot”? (a) rabbit (b) potato (c) milk
- 16.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 17.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rat (b) nose (c) octopus
- 18.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) question (b) rose (c) needle
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) panda (c) pig
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) potato (b) nut (c) parrot
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) pig (c) nut
- 22.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 23.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) pin (b) net (c) ox
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pen (b) queen (c) pizza
- 25.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) map (b) nine (c) pen
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) parrot (b) robot (c) road
- 27.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) mango (b) rat (c) pig
- 28.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 29.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) rabbit (b) pencil (c) nut
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rocket (b) pig (c) nest
- 31.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) panda (b) queen (c) nail
- 32.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) octopus (b) nose (c) monkey
- 33.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 34.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) ox (c) rice
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pan (b) rainbow (c) rose
- 37.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) net (b) rain (c) olive
- 38.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 39.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) milk (c) nail
- 40.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) mouse (b) pin (c) rose
Answer key
- needle
- pear
- ox
- rose
- rice
- m
- m
- net
- ox
- ox
- p
- popcorn
- m
- mouse
- rabbit
- p
- octopus
- needle
- octopus
- nut
- pig
- n
- pin
- queen
- map
- parrot
- pig
- m
- nut
- nest
- nail
- nose
- p
- o
- nail
- pan
- net
- n
- queen
- mouse
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