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