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