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 “n”? (a) mouse (b) net (c) red
- 2.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) queen (b) olive (c) milk
- 4.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) parrot (b) nest (c) mouse
- 5.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 6.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 7.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 8.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) r
- 9.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) paint (c) potato
- 10.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) moon (b) pan (c) paint
- 11.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 12.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rocket (b) parrot (c) nail
- 14.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) moon (b) octopus (c) paint
- 15.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 16.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nest (b) robot (c) pig
- 17.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) queen (b) potato (c) octopus
- 18.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) p
- 19.Which picture starts like “rose”? (a) map (b) rabbit (c) popcorn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) mouse (c) nut
- 21.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) nut (c) pencil
- 22.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) nine (b) pen (c) panda
- 23.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rice (b) queen (c) rat
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) needle (b) pin (c) octopus
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) rain (c) rat
- 27.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) rice (b) moon (c) net
- 28.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) potato (c) paint
- 30.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 31.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) mango (b) red (c) peach
- 32.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) ox (b) rainbow (c) nose
- 33.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) o
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) nest (c) moon
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) map (b) question (c) mouse
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) olive (b) rabbit (c) panda
- 37.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) moon (b) road (c) octopus
- 38.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 39.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) rocket (b) nest (c) moon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rabbit (b) ox (c) monkey
Answer key
- net
- r
- milk
- nest
- m
- q
- o
- r
- queen
- moon
- r
- r
- parrot
- paint
- p
- nest
- potato
- p
- rabbit
- nut
- question
- nine
- o
- queen
- octopus
- moon
- rice
- n
- nail
- n
- red
- ox
- o
- nest
- question
- rabbit
- octopus
- p
- rocket
- ox
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