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) panda (b) monkey (c) paint
- 2.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 3.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 4.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) pizza (b) popcorn (c) rat
- 5.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nose (b) question (c) pen
- 6.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rice (b) milk (c) popcorn
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) olive
- 9.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 10.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 11.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) mango (b) octopus (c) paint
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pizza (b) rabbit (c) needle
- 14.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) peach (b) pizza (c) nut
- 15.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) potato (c) pig
- 16.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 17.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) needle (b) mango (c) monkey
- 18.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) n
- 19.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) q
- 20.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 21.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) paint (b) question (c) queen
- 22.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) m
- 23.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 24.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) m
- 25.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 26.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 27.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 28.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 29.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) mango (b) peach (c) net
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) queen (b) needle (c) ox
- 31.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) map (c) question
- 32.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) q
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pen (b) mouse (c) rice
- 34.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) pizza (b) monkey (c) popcorn
- 35.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) ring (b) mango (c) pencil
- 36.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) pin (b) nail (c) pan
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) ring (b) red (c) question
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rose (c) moon
- 39.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ring (b) mouse (c) olive
Answer key
- monkey
- r
- m
- rat
- nose
- n
- milk
- olive
- p
- r
- m
- octopus
- rabbit
- nut
- ox
- p
- needle
- n
- m
- m
- paint
- p
- q
- p
- r
- o
- n
- p
- mango
- needle
- olive
- n
- mouse
- monkey
- ring
- nail
- question
- queen
- o
- ring
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