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.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) map (b) pizza (c) rocket
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) nose (c) ring
- 4.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) monkey (b) pen (c) octopus
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nose (b) rain (c) nut
- 7.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) panda
- 8.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 9.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) q
- 10.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 11.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) pear (c) nest
- 13.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pencil (b) mouse (c) road
- 15.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) nose (b) moon (c) rose
- 16.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) needle (c) popcorn
- 17.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) net (b) octopus (c) moon
- 19.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) net (b) parrot (c) pan
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) mouse (c) paint
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) mango (c) pizza
- 22.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) panda (b) pen (c) rabbit
- 23.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) ring (c) pencil
- 25.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 26.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) nut (b) queen (c) olive
- 28.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) red (b) queen (c) ox
- 30.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) red (b) pin (c) pear
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) nest
- 32.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) olive (b) nest (c) rain
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) octopus (c) robot
- 34.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 35.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) robot (b) mouse (c) question
- 36.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 37.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) rabbit (b) octopus (c) milk
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) road (c) monkey
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) potato (b) octopus (c) rose
- 40.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) moon (b) needle (c) pencil
Answer key
- r
- rocket
- nose
- m
- octopus
- rain
- monkey
- m
- r
- n
- o
- nest
- o
- mouse
- moon
- queen
- m
- moon
- net
- paint
- question
- rabbit
- r
- net
- q
- n
- olive
- p
- ox
- red
- monkey
- rain
- needle
- n
- question
- m
- rabbit
- road
- rose
- needle
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