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) nose (b) pen (c) rat
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pen (b) octopus (c) popcorn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) panda (c) octopus
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ring (b) potato (c) nose
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) nose (c) queen
- 6.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 7.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) red (b) peach (c) needle
- 8.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) rose (c) paint
- 9.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) ox (b) pear (c) mango
- 10.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 11.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mouse (b) popcorn (c) rose
- 13.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pin (b) mouse (c) needle
- 14.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) road (b) question (c) nose
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pig (b) net (c) moon
- 16.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 17.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) milk (b) ox (c) question
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) needle (b) queen (c) pen
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rocket (b) mouse (c) pig
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) ox
- 22.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) monkey (b) nail (c) robot
- 23.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) q
- 24.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nest (b) potato (c) monkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) rainbow (b) map (c) pin
- 27.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) nine (b) monkey (c) pig
- 28.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nut (b) ox (c) net
- 29.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) octopus (b) map (c) paint
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) map (c) rice
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rice (b) peach (c) nine
- 32.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 33.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) net (b) ring (c) moon
- 34.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 35.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 36.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 37.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 38.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) potato (b) pizza (c) rice
- 39.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rocket (b) road (c) olive
- 40.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rat (b) octopus (c) net
Answer key
- rat
- octopus
- map
- ring
- nose
- q
- peach
- queen
- pear
- r
- q
- rose
- needle
- question
- moon
- o
- m
- milk
- queen
- mouse
- ox
- monkey
- r
- r
- monkey
- rainbow
- pig
- ox
- map
- nail
- nine
- m
- net
- n
- n
- p
- p
- rice
- olive
- octopus
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