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 “m”? (a) pen (b) milk (c) octopus
- 2.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) ox (b) rainbow (c) needle
- 3.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) m
- 4.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) ring (b) pig (c) paint
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) monkey (c) pen
- 6.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) q
- 7.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) pizza (b) pencil (c) monkey
- 8.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 9.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 10.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) potato (b) octopus (c) red
- 12.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) pan (b) rice (c) nest
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) rocket (c) nail
- 14.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) peach (b) question (c) ring
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) robot (b) rice (c) olive
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) map (c) paint
- 17.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 18.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) net (b) map (c) pin
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) rat (c) olive
- 20.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) moon (b) queen (c) paint
- 21.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) q
- 22.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) rat (b) peach (c) nine
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) road (c) milk
- 24.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 25.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) rabbit (b) pan (c) nest
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nest (b) queen (c) potato
- 27.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 28.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mango (b) rose (c) rat
- 29.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nut (b) octopus (c) potato
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rainbow (b) map (c) nine
- 31.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 32.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) nine (b) robot (c) ring
- 33.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) peach (b) rice (c) milk
- 34.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) pin (b) rat (c) needle
- 35.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) potato (b) moon (c) run
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) nail (c) octopus
- 37.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) peach (b) rain (c) monkey
- 39.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) nose (b) pig (c) rocket
- 40.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
Answer key
- milk
- rainbow
- m
- ring
- question
- n
- monkey
- p
- o
- p
- octopus
- pan
- mouse
- question
- olive
- ox
- n
- map
- rat
- queen
- m
- rat
- queen
- n
- rabbit
- potato
- p
- mango
- nut
- nine
- o
- nine
- peach
- pin
- run
- nail
- n
- rain
- pig
- q
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