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) needle (b) run (c) milk
- 2.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 3.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) map (b) octopus (c) mouse
- 4.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) o
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) pencil (c) moon
- 6.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) mango (b) rocket (c) paint
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nest (b) pizza (c) mouse
- 8.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) octopus (b) pear (c) map
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) milk (b) rain (c) pin
- 10.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) panda (b) pear (c) octopus
- 11.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) monkey (b) run (c) net
- 12.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) mouse (b) nine (c) net
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) run (b) net (c) pig
- 14.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) mouse (c) mango
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rocket (b) ox (c) panda
- 17.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) robot (b) pig (c) net
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) ox (c) monkey
- 19.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) p
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rocket (b) octopus (c) parrot
- 21.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ox (b) rose (c) peach
- 23.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) parrot (b) paint (c) olive
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) popcorn (c) map
- 25.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) olive
- 27.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) question (b) pig (c) rain
- 28.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rat (b) needle (c) pan
- 30.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rainbow (b) map (c) pencil
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nose (b) question (c) panda
- 33.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 34.Which picture starts like “robot”? (a) rainbow (b) queen (c) pencil
- 35.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) paint (b) popcorn (c) olive
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) net (c) nose
- 37.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) road (b) question (c) net
- 38.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) mango (b) robot (c) run
- 39.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) mouse (b) nose (c) pen
- 40.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) pan (b) olive (c) road
Answer key
- milk
- o
- octopus
- r
- moon
- rocket
- mouse
- map
- pin
- octopus
- run
- mouse
- net
- m
- road
- ox
- net
- monkey
- n
- rocket
- m
- rose
- olive
- map
- n
- parrot
- rain
- r
- pan
- o
- pencil
- question
- p
- rainbow
- olive
- queen
- question
- mango
- nose
- road
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