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.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) paint (b) moon (c) pen
- 3.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 4.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rainbow (b) octopus (c) pizza
- 5.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) map (b) peach (c) nose
- 6.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) needle (b) map (c) ring
- 7.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) net
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) run (c) olive
- 9.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) rain (b) needle (c) pan
- 10.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nest (b) queen (c) olive
- 11.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) octopus (b) rain (c) peach
- 12.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nut (b) rice (c) paint
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) robot (b) potato (c) ox
- 14.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) nut (c) mango
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) pig (c) net
- 16.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 17.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) question (b) nest (c) run
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) map (b) pen (c) nut
- 20.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 21.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) p
- 22.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 23.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) parrot (c) nest
- 24.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 25.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) net (b) pear (c) pizza
- 26.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) net (b) octopus (c) popcorn
- 27.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) robot (c) olive
- 29.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rainbow (b) red (c) nail
- 30.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) rat (b) mango (c) pizza
- 31.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) olive (b) popcorn (c) map
- 32.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) p
- 33.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) ox (b) moon (c) pig
- 34.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 35.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) road (b) pear (c) rice
- 37.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) needle (b) popcorn (c) monkey
- 38.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 39.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) p
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) ring (c) mouse
Answer key
- m
- moon
- q
- octopus
- nose
- map
- net
- question
- rain
- olive
- peach
- nut
- ox
- question
- pig
- p
- p
- run
- pen
- m
- n
- n
- queen
- p
- net
- net
- o
- robot
- nail
- rat
- map
- o
- moon
- r
- p
- pear
- monkey
- n
- n
- mouse
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