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) potato (b) rabbit (c) nail
- 2.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) p
- 3.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 4.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) rat (b) ox (c) mouse
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) peach (b) nail (c) road
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rice (b) popcorn (c) nose
- 7.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) rat (b) pizza (c) octopus
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rocket (b) milk (c) octopus
- 9.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) rain
- 10.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) pan (b) moon (c) robot
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) olive (b) rain (c) queen
- 12.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) milk (b) pin (c) nest
- 13.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) robot (b) map (c) nest
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rice (b) moon (c) rat
- 16.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rice (b) road (c) nine
- 18.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) q
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) potato (c) pizza
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pen (b) nose (c) map
- 21.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) nose (b) question (c) mouse
- 22.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 23.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) monkey (b) pin (c) ox
- 24.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) mouse (b) pig (c) nest
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) olive (b) nut (c) road
- 26.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 27.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) map (b) pin (c) pig
- 28.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) rice (b) mango (c) rabbit
- 29.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 30.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) pencil (b) run (c) rainbow
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) nail (c) pig
- 32.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) mouse (b) run (c) ox
- 34.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) rat (b) nine (c) pear
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) robot (b) mango (c) needle
- 36.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) o
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pencil (b) moon (c) rice
- 38.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) o
- 39.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pear (b) nest (c) monkey
- 40.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) paint (b) rice (c) question
Answer key
- potato
- q
- o
- ox
- nail
- nose
- rat
- octopus
- rain
- pan
- queen
- milk
- o
- nest
- moon
- o
- nine
- q
- question
- map
- mouse
- r
- pin
- pig
- road
- n
- map
- mango
- p
- pencil
- mouse
- p
- ox
- rat
- robot
- n
- rice
- r
- monkey
- question
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