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 “p”? (a) paint (b) moon (c) question
- 2.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) olive (b) potato (c) map
- 3.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) question (b) ox (c) mango
- 4.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 5.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) panda (b) nest (c) queen
- 6.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) red (b) nose (c) pig
- 8.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) rat (c) paint
- 10.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) mouse (b) octopus (c) nine
- 11.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) panda (b) pen (c) needle
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) nine (c) rain
- 13.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) needle (b) net (c) olive
- 14.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 15.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) question (b) pan (c) rat
- 16.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 17.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) n
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) road (b) potato (c) olive
- 19.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) map (b) nest (c) panda
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) red (c) nose
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pen (b) rocket (c) moon
- 22.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rainbow (b) mango (c) pear
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) nine (c) rocket
- 25.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 26.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) mango (b) nest (c) rose
- 27.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 28.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 29.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) milk (b) run (c) pig
- 30.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) potato (b) mango (c) nine
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) map (b) road (c) octopus
- 32.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pin (b) rice (c) milk
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) panda (b) mouse (c) net
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) rocket (c) peach
- 36.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) red (b) mango (c) potato
- 37.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 38.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nest (b) paint (c) rose
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ox (b) nut (c) pan
Answer key
- paint
- map
- ox
- r
- queen
- o
- nose
- m
- map
- mouse
- needle
- ox
- olive
- r
- pan
- m
- m
- olive
- nest
- red
- pen
- p
- rainbow
- question
- r
- rose
- m
- r
- milk
- mango
- octopus
- p
- pin
- mouse
- peach
- potato
- p
- n
- rose
- pan
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