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