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) olive (b) map (c) road
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) question (b) queen (c) pan
- 3.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) milk (c) rat
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) pear
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) monkey (b) queen (c) mango
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ring (b) rice (c) pen
- 8.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) pencil (b) question (c) nine
- 9.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) r
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) popcorn (b) rat (c) ox
- 11.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) popcorn (b) milk (c) net
- 12.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 13.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) rose (b) nine (c) moon
- 14.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) rose (c) paint
- 16.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) rain (b) pizza (c) pig
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) road (b) mango (c) popcorn
- 18.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 19.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) octopus (b) popcorn (c) nose
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) queen (b) nose (c) moon
- 22.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) rat (b) nail (c) popcorn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) run (b) peach (c) pen
- 24.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 25.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 26.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 27.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) octopus (b) pear (c) nest
- 28.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 29.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) mango (b) ring (c) pizza
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pear (b) robot (c) ox
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) robot (b) monkey (c) rain
- 32.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 33.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) q
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) pan (c) rainbow
- 35.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) n
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pin (b) question (c) mouse
- 37.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) road (c) red
- 39.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) peach (b) mango (c) rat
- 40.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
Answer key
- map
- pan
- m
- octopus
- pear
- queen
- pen
- question
- r
- ox
- net
- n
- moon
- p
- net
- rain
- mango
- m
- q
- popcorn
- nose
- nail
- run
- n
- o
- p
- nest
- o
- pizza
- robot
- monkey
- q
- o
- needle
- n
- mouse
- m
- olive
- rat
- p
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