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