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