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) pin (b) run (c) milk
- 2.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) rabbit (b) pear (c) needle
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) pig (c) rice
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) red (c) nest
- 5.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) map (b) run (c) nine
- 6.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) nose (c) pig
- 8.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) nail (c) queen
- 9.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 10.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nest (b) paint (c) question
- 12.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 13.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) map (c) popcorn
- 15.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) rice (b) olive (c) nine
- 16.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) mouse (b) pen (c) rice
- 17.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) ox (c) nut
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) peach (c) rocket
- 19.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) octopus (b) moon (c) red
- 20.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) nest (b) pizza (c) potato
- 21.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 22.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) nut (b) robot (c) map
- 23.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) rose (b) nose (c) rabbit
- 24.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 25.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 26.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 27.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 28.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) mouse (b) rabbit (c) pan
- 29.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) mouse (b) octopus (c) paint
- 30.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 31.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) moon (b) nest (c) pencil
- 32.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nine (b) milk (c) rat
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nail (b) pan (c) map
- 34.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pizza (b) monkey (c) nail
- 35.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) pear (b) paint (c) olive
- 36.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) olive (b) milk (c) pen
- 37.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) map (c) pig
- 38.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) nail (b) monkey (c) pencil
- 39.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) octopus (b) mango (c) panda
- 40.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
Answer key
- milk
- pear
- pig
- mango
- nine
- m
- nose
- olive
- p
- n
- question
- q
- o
- rat
- nine
- rice
- question
- peach
- red
- nest
- m
- robot
- nose
- m
- n
- n
- p
- mouse
- octopus
- q
- pencil
- nine
- map
- nail
- olive
- pen
- queen
- nail
- panda
- p
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