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) monkey (b) pencil (c) nail
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pig (b) queen (c) nose
- 3.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) n
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) monkey (c) milk
- 5.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rose (b) octopus (c) mouse
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) rabbit (c) pear
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nail (b) moon (c) paint
- 8.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mouse (b) rocket (c) ox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pear (b) map (c) road
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ox (b) question (c) mango
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pan (b) rain (c) octopus
- 13.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) map (b) nest (c) nut
- 14.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 15.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) question (b) pizza (c) olive
- 17.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 18.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 19.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) nose (b) popcorn (c) rice
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) pizza (c) pig
- 21.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 22.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 23.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) road (b) parrot (c) olive
- 24.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) mango (c) nose
- 25.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) parrot
- 26.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) rain (b) parrot (c) monkey
- 27.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 28.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 29.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) red (b) pen (c) robot
- 30.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rice (b) question (c) monkey
- 32.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) ox (b) monkey (c) rainbow
- 33.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 34.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 35.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) mouse (c) robot
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pig (b) map (c) mango
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) pizza (c) moon
- 39.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) pan (b) needle (c) milk
- 40.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
Answer key
- nail
- queen
- o
- rat
- octopus
- rabbit
- moon
- m
- rocket
- pear
- mango
- pan
- map
- m
- r
- olive
- p
- p
- popcorn
- rain
- m
- p
- parrot
- queen
- nest
- parrot
- o
- m
- pen
- q
- question
- monkey
- q
- p
- m
- mouse
- pig
- ox
- pan
- r
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