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 “m”? (a) rose (b) map (c) pear
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nose (b) rat (c) question
- 3.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) pan (b) needle (c) rabbit
- 4.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) mouse (b) rain (c) question
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) octopus (c) run
- 6.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 7.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 8.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 9.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) panda (b) monkey (c) pin
- 10.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 11.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 12.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) pin (b) ring (c) nest
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pig (b) milk (c) peach
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rose (b) nail (c) rabbit
- 15.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 16.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nose (b) potato (c) olive
- 17.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) pan (b) run (c) nose
- 18.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) nut (b) mouse (c) rabbit
- 19.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) mouse (b) pan (c) ring
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) red (b) nest (c) monkey
- 21.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 22.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) map (b) nut (c) question
- 23.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 24.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) rabbit (b) nut (c) map
- 25.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) queen (b) rain (c) mango
- 26.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) pen (c) nest
- 27.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) milk (c) question
- 29.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) robot (b) ox (c) nut
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) parrot (c) paint
- 32.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) olive (b) pear (c) nail
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pizza (b) queen (c) nose
- 34.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) p
- 35.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 36.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) robot (b) rainbow (c) mouse
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pencil (b) pizza (c) nine
- 38.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) rat (b) panda (c) queen
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) pan (c) pear
- 40.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) mango (b) needle (c) pencil
Answer key
- map
- question
- rabbit
- question
- moon
- m
- o
- r
- monkey
- m
- p
- nest
- milk
- nail
- p
- olive
- pan
- mouse
- ring
- monkey
- n
- nut
- n
- rabbit
- mango
- ox
- n
- olive
- m
- nut
- rat
- nail
- queen
- q
- r
- mouse
- nine
- queen
- octopus
- needle
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids