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 picture starts like “rose”? (a) ring (b) pencil (c) olive
- 2.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rainbow (b) mouse (c) pan
- 4.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) paint (b) milk (c) nest
- 5.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) ox (b) paint (c) queen
- 6.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) ox (b) map (c) net
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nest (b) mango (c) peach
- 8.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) pear (b) octopus (c) run
- 9.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) nest
- 10.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) peach (b) rabbit (c) run
- 11.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 12.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) needle (b) rice (c) monkey
- 13.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 14.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rice (b) nail (c) rainbow
- 15.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) rabbit (b) pear (c) nest
- 16.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) popcorn (b) milk (c) needle
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) moon (c) ring
- 18.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 19.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 20.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) nest (c) map
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) net (b) rain (c) map
- 23.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) potato (b) moon (c) ring
- 24.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) paint (b) nest (c) ox
- 25.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
- 26.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 27.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nest (b) road (c) red
- 28.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) milk (b) run (c) peach
- 30.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) nine (c) needle
- 32.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) potato (b) net (c) octopus
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) queen (b) pen (c) red
- 34.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 35.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) pen (b) nose (c) needle
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) question (b) rainbow (c) pan
- 37.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 38.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) peach (c) rice
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) panda (b) nail (c) mouse
- 40.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
Answer key
- ring
- n
- rainbow
- milk
- ox
- net
- mango
- run
- monkey
- peach
- r
- monkey
- p
- nail
- rabbit
- needle
- moon
- n
- n
- m
- map
- rain
- moon
- ox
- o
- r
- nest
- r
- run
- o
- rat
- potato
- red
- m
- pen
- pan
- n
- question
- mouse
- r
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids