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.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) parrot (b) nose (c) rain
- 3.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rice (b) mouse (c) pencil
- 5.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) paint (b) ox (c) net
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) red (b) mango (c) nest
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pin (b) red (c) ox
- 8.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) popcorn (b) road (c) pan
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rain (b) octopus (c) pan
- 11.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 12.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) olive (b) net (c) moon
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nose (b) net (c) parrot
- 14.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 15.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) q
- 16.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 17.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) popcorn (c) pen
- 19.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) o
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) parrot (b) nut (c) queen
- 21.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 22.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) q
- 23.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) needle (b) nose (c) rat
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) needle (c) pin
- 25.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 26.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) mango (c) moon
- 27.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) r
- 28.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 29.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) pan (b) robot (c) olive
- 30.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) ring (c) rose
- 32.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 33.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) rain (b) milk (c) question
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) panda
- 35.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) moon (b) pan (c) nine
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) road (b) moon (c) needle
- 37.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) monkey (b) nail (c) pin
- 38.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nine (b) mango (c) rabbit
- 39.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) mouse (b) nut (c) rocket
- 40.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) p
Answer key
- n
- rain
- m
- mouse
- ox
- nest
- red
- o
- road
- pan
- p
- moon
- parrot
- o
- m
- r
- q
- mango
- q
- queen
- p
- m
- rat
- pin
- n
- queen
- r
- r
- pan
- r
- monkey
- n
- question
- nut
- pan
- needle
- pin
- nine
- nut
- n
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