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