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.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) peach (b) question (c) nut
- 3.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) octopus (b) run (c) moon
- 4.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) ox (b) question (c) ring
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) rice (c) nine
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) milk (b) question (c) run
- 7.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) mango (b) pin (c) rabbit
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pan (b) paint (c) ox
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) milk (c) nose
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) octopus (b) rice (c) queen
- 11.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 12.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pin (b) rainbow (c) nine
- 13.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) mouse (c) pencil
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) pin (c) mango
- 15.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) red (b) pencil (c) monkey
- 17.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 18.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) octopus (b) potato (c) mouse
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) panda (b) monkey (c) question
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nut (b) mango (c) olive
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rabbit (b) pig (c) question
- 22.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 23.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 24.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 25.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) o
- 26.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) pin (c) pan
- 28.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) nest (b) robot (c) pear
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) rabbit (c) red
- 30.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) popcorn (b) nest (c) run
- 31.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 32.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 33.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 34.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 35.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mango (b) pan (c) ox
- 36.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 37.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 38.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) ring
- 39.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 40.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) olive (b) map (c) parrot
Answer key
- o
- question
- moon
- question
- octopus
- run
- rabbit
- ox
- nose
- queen
- r
- nine
- queen
- pin
- o
- pencil
- r
- potato
- monkey
- mango
- rabbit
- n
- o
- m
- n
- m
- nut
- pear
- olive
- nest
- m
- r
- n
- r
- mango
- r
- p
- monkey
- p
- olive
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