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 “m”? (a) net (b) paint (c) map
- 2.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 3.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 4.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) run (c) milk
- 5.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) pencil (c) milk
- 7.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) m
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pig (b) ox (c) rabbit
- 9.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pear (b) queen (c) nail
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rainbow (b) milk (c) queen
- 12.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) o
- 13.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) n
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) paint (b) robot (c) popcorn
- 15.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pan (b) rose (c) nail
- 16.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) nest (b) map (c) net
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rabbit (b) robot (c) pan
- 18.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) octopus (b) pig (c) moon
- 19.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 20.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 21.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) pen (b) pig (c) octopus
- 22.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 23.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rat (b) road (c) nine
- 24.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 25.🛣️ _oad — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) q
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ring (b) potato (c) moon
- 27.Which picture starts like “pear”? (a) nail (b) rabbit (c) pencil
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) milk (b) run (c) pizza
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) needle (b) pan (c) ring
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rice (b) rocket (c) paint
- 31.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 32.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) mango (b) rainbow (c) nut
- 33.Which picture starts like “pencil”? (a) nut (b) robot (c) pear
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) popcorn (b) map (c) question
- 35.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) m
- 36.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rose (b) octopus (c) popcorn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) map (c) rat
- 39.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) moon (c) pig
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) robot (c) rabbit
Answer key
- map
- n
- m
- ox
- o
- olive
- m
- rabbit
- p
- nail
- queen
- q
- q
- robot
- nail
- map
- pan
- moon
- p
- p
- octopus
- n
- nine
- m
- r
- moon
- pencil
- milk
- ring
- paint
- n
- nut
- pear
- question
- m
- m
- rose
- rat
- queen
- octopus
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