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 picture starts like “mango”? (a) nut (b) monkey (c) nest
- 2.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 3.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) net (b) popcorn (c) rice
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) olive (c) rocket
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) milk (c) nine
- 6.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 7.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 8.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) mouse (b) pin (c) nest
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) monkey (c) net
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) road (b) panda (c) rocket
- 11.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 12.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) map (b) queen (c) potato
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) rose (c) rat
- 14.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rain (b) pen (c) monkey
- 16.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) panda (b) red (c) monkey
- 17.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 18.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 19.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) rose (b) rocket (c) needle
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ring (b) pen (c) nose
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rocket (b) ox (c) road
- 22.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 23.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) rabbit (c) peach
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) peach (b) run (c) mouse
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) pan (c) nut
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ox (b) rocket (c) mango
- 28.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rat (b) pear (c) question
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) mouse (c) rose
- 31.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 32.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) octopus (b) pencil (c) mango
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nut (b) rice (c) nail
- 34.Which picture starts like “rose”? (a) question (b) octopus (c) ring
- 35.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) pizza (b) nut (c) rabbit
- 36.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rain (b) pizza (c) octopus
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) popcorn (b) nut (c) octopus
- 38.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 39.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) popcorn (b) ring (c) pear
Answer key
- monkey
- r
- net
- nose
- milk
- r
- q
- nest
- road
- panda
- n
- queen
- queen
- m
- monkey
- red
- m
- p
- needle
- pen
- ox
- m
- n
- nine
- mouse
- pan
- rocket
- n
- question
- olive
- r
- mango
- rice
- ring
- pizza
- octopus
- octopus
- m
- o
- ring
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