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.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) p
- 2.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) panda (b) olive (c) popcorn
- 3.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 4.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) pencil (b) panda (c) octopus
- 5.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 6.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) red (c) moon
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) red (c) mouse
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) potato (b) rice (c) rat
- 9.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) moon (b) pear (c) nail
- 10.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 11.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 12.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) rocket (b) net (c) pig
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) milk (c) rocket
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) rain (c) nose
- 15.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) pan (b) nut (c) rainbow
- 16.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) q
- 17.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) ring (b) mango (c) paint
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nail (b) pig (c) rose
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) road (c) nest
- 20.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) o
- 21.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) mouse (b) needle (c) moon
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rain (b) nut (c) moon
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) rabbit (c) nut
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pin (b) rain (c) olive
- 26.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) potato (b) milk (c) parrot
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) pizza (c) robot
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) nail (c) peach
- 29.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 30.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) rice (c) nine
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) mango (c) robot
- 33.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) net (b) map (c) ox
- 34.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 35.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) rain (b) olive (c) nut
- 36.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) mouse (c) rat
- 37.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) red (b) nine (c) pear
- 39.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) q
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) robot (b) nut (c) pizza
Answer key
- p
- olive
- n
- octopus
- o
- question
- mouse
- potato
- nail
- m
- q
- net
- milk
- nose
- pan
- q
- mango
- rose
- question
- n
- m
- needle
- moon
- rabbit
- pin
- milk
- map
- peach
- n
- p
- nine
- ox
- ox
- r
- rain
- queen
- p
- pear
- m
- nut
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