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 “r”? (a) needle (b) ring (c) pear
- 2.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) road (c) run
- 4.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 5.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) needle (b) queen (c) pan
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) parrot (b) nose (c) paint
- 7.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 8.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 9.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 10.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) q
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) pan (c) pencil
- 12.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) parrot (c) map
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) potato
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) milk (b) rat (c) panda
- 16.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) mango (b) ox (c) paint
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pin (b) nose (c) question
- 18.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) pig (c) monkey
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rabbit (b) moon (c) ox
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) parrot (b) pen (c) robot
- 21.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rocket (c) net
- 23.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nest (b) olive (c) mango
- 24.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) moon (b) rainbow (c) nose
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) monkey (b) olive (c) road
- 26.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) pig (b) rice (c) milk
- 27.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) milk (b) octopus (c) nest
- 28.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 29.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) robot (b) parrot (c) moon
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rainbow (b) run (c) parrot
- 31.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 32.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) needle (b) rat (c) pig
- 33.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) p
- 34.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 35.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 36.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 37.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) question (b) rat (c) popcorn
- 39.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) olive (b) moon (c) paint
Answer key
- ring
- n
- mouse
- n
- queen
- nose
- n
- n
- r
- q
- octopus
- p
- nut
- monkey
- panda
- ox
- question
- question
- ox
- robot
- m
- queen
- nest
- nose
- olive
- pig
- milk
- r
- moon
- parrot
- p
- rat
- q
- o
- p
- m
- n
- popcorn
- o
- moon
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