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 “q”? (a) milk (b) question (c) moon
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nest (b) milk (c) pen
- 3.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) nut (b) potato (c) rainbow
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) moon (c) pen
- 5.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) n
- 6.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) panda (b) octopus (c) nail
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rabbit (b) moon (c) needle
- 8.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 9.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) red (b) octopus (c) milk
- 10.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) nail (b) potato (c) mouse
- 11.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) question (c) potato
- 13.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) ring (b) potato (c) peach
- 14.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) nut (b) paint (c) rice
- 15.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) run (b) potato (c) mango
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) milk (b) pan (c) nose
- 17.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 18.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) p
- 19.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 20.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 21.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) milk (c) pizza
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) ring (c) potato
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rice (b) pan (c) nest
- 25.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) moon (b) mango (c) pear
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rocket (c) nut
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) monkey (b) rat (c) panda
- 28.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) needle
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) queen (c) rose
- 30.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 31.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
- 32.Which picture starts like “pizza”? (a) popcorn (b) nose (c) octopus
- 33.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nest (b) net (c) ox
- 34.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) run (c) pear
- 36.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) rainbow (b) pencil (c) moon
- 37.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nest (b) pear (c) ring
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) peach (c) rat
- 39.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) panda (b) moon (c) red
- 40.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) octopus (b) rabbit (c) pencil
Answer key
- question
- milk
- potato
- pen
- r
- nail
- needle
- q
- milk
- potato
- o
- potato
- ring
- rice
- mango
- nose
- n
- r
- n
- q
- m
- road
- olive
- pan
- pear
- queen
- rat
- needle
- octopus
- p
- o
- popcorn
- ox
- n
- net
- moon
- nest
- mango
- moon
- octopus
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