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