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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) question (b) nose (c) ring
- 2.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 3.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) monkey (b) rat (c) nest
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pig (b) question (c) queen
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pin (b) ox (c) net
- 6.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) monkey (b) pen (c) nut
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pencil (b) rose (c) mango
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) ring (c) needle
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) olive (b) ox (c) paint
- 10.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nose (b) mango (c) paint
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) pan (c) nose
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) potato (b) pizza (c) rat
- 13.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) nine (c) peach
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) queen (c) run
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) parrot (b) paint (c) road
- 17.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 18.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) ox (b) question (c) parrot
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) pin (c) nose
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) panda (b) monkey (c) pin
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) red (b) nose (c) pencil
- 23.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) mango (b) octopus (c) pizza
- 24.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 25.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) run (b) nine (c) mouse
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) pan
- 27.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 28.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pizza (b) ring (c) nail
- 30.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) queen (b) mouse (c) peach
- 31.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) net (b) rain (c) mouse
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) rose (c) peach
- 34.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pear (b) octopus (c) popcorn
- 35.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) popcorn (b) octopus (c) moon
- 36.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 37.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 38.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 39.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 40.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) panda (b) mango (c) nose
Answer key
- nose
- n
- nest
- pig
- pin
- nut
- mango
- olive
- paint
- nose
- map
- rat
- o
- nine
- run
- road
- p
- p
- question
- octopus
- monkey
- pencil
- octopus
- m
- mouse
- pan
- p
- r
- nail
- mouse
- p
- mouse
- ox
- octopus
- moon
- q
- p
- o
- o
- panda
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