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 “r”? (a) queen (b) map (c) rainbow
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rose (b) ox (c) paint
- 3.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) milk (b) question (c) rabbit
- 4.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rat (b) olive (c) pizza
- 5.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) q
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rain (b) nest (c) queen
- 7.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) monkey (b) nose (c) pig
- 9.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) popcorn (b) octopus (c) rainbow
- 11.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) pear
- 12.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) rabbit (b) pear (c) rose
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) olive (b) moon (c) potato
- 14.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) m
- 15.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) paint (c) needle
- 17.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pizza (b) monkey (c) pig
- 18.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 19.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 20.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) run (b) rice (c) needle
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) map (b) pencil (c) nest
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) pan (c) potato
- 23.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 24.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) mouse (b) rainbow (c) question
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) rose (c) nine
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) net (c) rat
- 27.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nose (b) pizza (c) rocket
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rat (b) pizza (c) octopus
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) paint (b) rocket (c) octopus
- 31.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) rain (c) pencil
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) parrot (b) ring (c) question
- 34.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) p
- 35.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) o
- 36.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ox (b) run (c) pig
- 38.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) mouse (b) rice (c) net
- 39.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) needle (b) milk (c) rat
- 40.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) mouse (b) question (c) pizza
Answer key
- rainbow
- paint
- rabbit
- olive
- m
- queen
- p
- nose
- m
- octopus
- monkey
- pear
- potato
- q
- p
- mango
- monkey
- r
- r
- needle
- nest
- road
- m
- question
- moon
- olive
- n
- pizza
- rat
- rocket
- m
- nail
- question
- p
- r
- n
- pig
- net
- rat
- pizza
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