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 picture starts like “rat”? (a) nail (b) pencil (c) rain
- 2.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) paint (b) nut (c) rice
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) panda (b) needle (c) rain
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rabbit (b) octopus (c) question
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) octopus
- 6.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) pizza (b) mouse (c) olive
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) potato (c) pig
- 8.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 9.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 10.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) ox (b) red (c) pear
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rocket (c) rat
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) potato (c) nut
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) ring (c) panda
- 14.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) monkey (b) ox (c) nut
- 16.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) pear (c) rainbow
- 17.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) run (b) peach (c) milk
- 18.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) needle (b) rocket (c) popcorn
- 19.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pig (b) nail (c) ring
- 21.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 22.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) m
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) rose (c) pizza
- 24.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) moon (b) ring (c) robot
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) mouse (c) road
- 26.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) octopus (b) moon (c) nose
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) moon (c) pencil
- 28.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) moon (c) rainbow
- 30.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) pencil (b) rabbit (c) road
- 31.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) pear (b) octopus (c) rose
- 32.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) rice
- 33.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) needle (b) pig (c) nut
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) run (c) potato
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) monkey (c) octopus
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) road (b) parrot (c) rabbit
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) moon (c) rat
- 38.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 39.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) milk (b) needle (c) rat
- 40.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
Answer key
- rain
- nut
- needle
- rabbit
- octopus
- olive
- net
- n
- q
- pear
- queen
- mango
- map
- p
- ox
- queen
- milk
- popcorn
- m
- pig
- o
- p
- pizza
- moon
- mouse
- nose
- pencil
- n
- nail
- pencil
- octopus
- needle
- pig
- potato
- nine
- parrot
- rat
- m
- needle
- r
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