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 “p”? (a) ox (b) rainbow (c) pin
- 2.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 3.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) octopus (b) mango (c) road
- 4.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pencil (b) potato (c) monkey
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) olive (b) nest (c) octopus
- 6.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pencil (b) octopus (c) road
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rabbit (b) pan (c) question
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rice (b) ox (c) mouse
- 10.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nose (b) ring (c) panda
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) panda (b) pen (c) ox
- 12.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 13.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 14.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) o
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) rabbit (c) moon
- 16.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 17.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) pin (b) map (c) queen
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rabbit (b) nose (c) rainbow
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) map (b) moon (c) road
- 20.Which picture starts like “robot”? (a) pan (b) rabbit (c) olive
- 21.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) needle (b) road (c) queen
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) map (b) nest (c) peach
- 23.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) milk (b) pear (c) red
- 24.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) nine (b) mouse (c) pan
- 25.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) map (b) olive (c) mango
- 26.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) rabbit (c) moon
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) potato (b) queen (c) rainbow
- 28.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 29.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rose (b) olive (c) popcorn
- 31.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 32.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pear (b) popcorn (c) net
- 33.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) pen (c) nine
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) paint (c) rat
- 36.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) parrot (b) ring (c) ox
- 37.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) peach (b) ring (c) parrot
- 38.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 39.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) run (b) nut (c) moon
- 40.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) rat
Answer key
- pin
- o
- octopus
- monkey
- nest
- m
- octopus
- rabbit
- mouse
- nose
- ox
- m
- m
- p
- question
- p
- pin
- nose
- road
- rabbit
- queen
- peach
- red
- mouse
- olive
- olive
- queen
- q
- q
- olive
- o
- net
- r
- pen
- rat
- ox
- ring
- m
- moon
- nest
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