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