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) rain (b) run (c) monkey
- 2.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) moon (b) olive (c) rocket
- 4.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) road (b) ox (c) nail
- 6.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) nut (b) rose (c) queen
- 7.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) monkey (b) rice (c) nut
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nail (b) monkey (c) rat
- 9.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 10.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) queen (b) monkey (c) rainbow
- 11.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mango (b) needle (c) pear
- 13.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rabbit (b) nail (c) mango
- 15.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 16.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) map (c) pizza
- 17.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) q
- 18.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) question (b) road (c) nest
- 19.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) rose (b) octopus (c) peach
- 20.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 21.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 22.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 23.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) nut (b) pan (c) map
- 24.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) ring (b) nut (c) pencil
- 25.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 26.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) pencil (b) mouse (c) nail
- 27.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) ring (b) moon (c) pizza
- 28.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pig (b) question (c) nose
- 29.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) queen (b) ox (c) paint
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) pen
- 31.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) parrot (b) rain (c) queen
- 33.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 34.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) nose (b) pig (c) map
- 35.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 36.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 37.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) potato (b) robot (c) question
- 39.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) ring (b) pencil (c) map
- 40.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) paint (b) nut (c) robot
Answer key
- monkey
- q
- olive
- p
- nail
- queen
- monkey
- rat
- r
- rainbow
- m
- needle
- q
- mango
- m
- ox
- r
- nest
- rose
- p
- m
- o
- pan
- nut
- p
- nail
- moon
- nose
- paint
- nest
- p
- queen
- r
- map
- r
- o
- m
- question
- pencil
- robot
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