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) rocket (b) map (c) popcorn
- 2.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 3.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) monkey (b) pin (c) rocket
- 4.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) rocket (c) pizza
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mango (b) pizza (c) nest
- 7.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) needle (b) rice (c) milk
- 9.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 10.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) map (c) question
- 12.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) net (b) parrot (c) olive
- 13.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) net (b) rose (c) rat
- 14.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pan (b) pear (c) question
- 16.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 17.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) needle (b) nail (c) rose
- 19.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) rain (b) peach (c) monkey
- 20.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) popcorn (b) pan (c) rabbit
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) red (b) pear (c) map
- 22.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rabbit (b) pencil (c) mouse
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ox (b) popcorn (c) robot
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) popcorn (b) robot (c) queen
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rocket (b) pen (c) parrot
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) pizza (c) monkey
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pencil (b) milk (c) nine
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) ox (c) rice
- 30.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 31.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nut (b) mouse (c) parrot
- 33.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) pizza (b) rose (c) nose
- 34.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pin (b) octopus (c) road
- 35.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 36.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) peach (c) olive
- 37.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) panda (b) queen (c) ring
- 38.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) nose (b) popcorn (c) road
- 39.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) question (b) nest (c) run
- 40.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
Answer key
- map
- p
- rocket
- n
- octopus
- nest
- r
- milk
- r
- r
- ox
- olive
- net
- q
- question
- n
- o
- rose
- rain
- rabbit
- red
- n
- mouse
- popcorn
- queen
- rocket
- nose
- nine
- rice
- q
- m
- parrot
- nose
- octopus
- p
- queen
- ring
- popcorn
- nest
- p
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