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