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