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 “r”? (a) moon (b) net (c) rain
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pan (b) ox (c) rat
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pen (b) nine (c) queen
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) mango (c) net
- 5.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) rat (b) panda (c) pan
- 6.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) robot (b) popcorn (c) rocket
- 7.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nose (b) rocket (c) panda
- 9.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) q
- 10.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) run (b) olive (c) paint
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) nail (b) ox (c) pig
- 13.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) run (c) pen
- 15.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) robot (c) ox
- 16.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) red (b) peach (c) mango
- 17.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 18.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) nail (c) robot
- 20.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) octopus (b) pin (c) needle
- 21.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) queen (b) pig (c) olive
- 22.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) robot (b) run (c) ox
- 23.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) panda (b) nut (c) red
- 24.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) p
- 25.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 26.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 27.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mouse (b) rose (c) net
- 29.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nose (b) olive (c) pin
- 31.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) rat (b) pig (c) octopus
- 32.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) rabbit (b) monkey (c) pen
- 33.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rain (b) milk (c) robot
- 35.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) pear (b) popcorn (c) rice
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nest (b) pen (c) queen
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) needle (c) rain
- 38.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) monkey (b) popcorn (c) queen
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) rice
- 40.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) rocket (b) nest (c) pen
Answer key
- rain
- pan
- queen
- net
- rat
- popcorn
- q
- panda
- o
- n
- olive
- ox
- q
- nail
- question
- peach
- r
- o
- robot
- needle
- olive
- ox
- panda
- p
- p
- n
- n
- rose
- n
- pin
- rat
- monkey
- n
- milk
- rice
- nest
- needle
- monkey
- rice
- pen
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