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) pencil (c) rainbow
- 2.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) panda (b) olive (c) pan
- 3.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rose (b) potato (c) mango
- 5.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) q
- 6.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) moon (b) ox (c) needle
- 7.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) monkey (b) road (c) pen
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) robot (b) ox (c) monkey
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) mango (c) nine
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) pin (c) panda
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rose (c) nut
- 12.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) peach (c) ring
- 14.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) peach (b) rainbow (c) rabbit
- 15.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) rabbit (b) moon (c) pear
- 16.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) paint (b) ring (c) nine
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rabbit (b) octopus (c) panda
- 18.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) mouse (b) needle (c) nail
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rose (b) question (c) ox
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) milk (c) rainbow
- 21.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) octopus (b) nest (c) paint
- 23.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) ox (b) pig (c) net
- 24.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) n
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pizza (b) nose (c) pen
- 26.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) pan
- 27.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) run (b) popcorn (c) nine
- 28.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) panda (b) nose (c) ring
- 29.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) pin (b) queen (c) potato
- 30.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rain (b) red (c) octopus
- 31.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 32.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) rain (c) panda
- 34.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nut (b) olive (c) ox
- 35.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) popcorn (b) pig (c) mouse
- 36.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 37.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) popcorn (b) run (c) monkey
- 38.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 39.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) rat (b) pencil (c) needle
- 40.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) pizza (c) needle
Answer key
- rainbow
- olive
- m
- mango
- q
- ox
- monkey
- ox
- nine
- mouse
- queen
- m
- monkey
- peach
- moon
- ring
- octopus
- mouse
- rose
- olive
- m
- nest
- net
- q
- nose
- mango
- nine
- nose
- queen
- octopus
- n
- o
- question
- nut
- mouse
- p
- popcorn
- m
- needle
- olive
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