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 “p”? (a) monkey (b) parrot (c) run
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) milk (b) rain (c) queen
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) road (b) mouse (c) question
- 4.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) n
- 5.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) p
- 6.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 7.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) moon (b) popcorn (c) octopus
- 8.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) rabbit
- 9.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) r
- 10.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) robot (b) popcorn (c) milk
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) needle (c) nest
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rat (b) peach (c) milk
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rainbow (b) mango (c) nut
- 14.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) r
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) pin (c) ring
- 16.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 17.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 18.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pencil (b) question (c) needle
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nut (b) question (c) rose
- 21.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) monkey (b) rocket (c) nail
- 22.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 23.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 24.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 25.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) m
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) rainbow (c) mango
- 27.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nose (b) mouse (c) pear
- 29.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 30.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) olive (b) panda (c) rose
- 31.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) q
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) question (c) nine
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nest (b) pen (c) run
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) panda (c) monkey
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) potato (b) octopus (c) ox
- 36.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) nose (c) net
- 37.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) mango (b) queen (c) pin
- 38.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) robot (b) popcorn (c) monkey
- 39.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) n
- 40.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) ox (b) pencil (c) rain
Answer key
- parrot
- milk
- mouse
- r
- p
- m
- moon
- pig
- r
- robot
- rat
- peach
- mango
- o
- pin
- m
- r
- n
- needle
- question
- monkey
- n
- q
- o
- p
- ox
- n
- pear
- p
- olive
- r
- moon
- run
- queen
- potato
- question
- queen
- popcorn
- n
- pencil
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