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 “q”? (a) popcorn (b) pin (c) queen
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) ring (c) nose
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) queen (c) pin
- 4.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) rose (b) pen (c) mouse
- 5.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pan (b) panda (c) nose
- 7.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) octopus (c) mango
- 9.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 10.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pen (b) popcorn (c) red
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) pig (c) parrot
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nail (b) monkey (c) rain
- 14.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 15.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nut (b) red (c) pin
- 16.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) net (b) olive (c) panda
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rabbit (b) olive (c) ring
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) needle (b) rose (c) question
- 19.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) rocket (b) run (c) monkey
- 20.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) nut (b) rose (c) monkey
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) octopus (b) run (c) nine
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) road (b) question (c) mango
- 23.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 24.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) q
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) robot (b) pin (c) nine
- 26.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) rabbit (b) pig (c) pear
- 27.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rose (b) needle (c) moon
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) parrot (b) nose (c) run
- 30.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 31.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) pizza (c) road
- 32.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 33.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 34.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) octopus (b) map (c) pen
- 35.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 36.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) o
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) panda (b) mango (c) question
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) milk (b) ox (c) peach
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) peach (b) ring (c) milk
- 40.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
Answer key
- queen
- mouse
- octopus
- rose
- n
- nose
- m
- question
- m
- n
- red
- monkey
- rain
- m
- nut
- olive
- olive
- rose
- monkey
- monkey
- nine
- road
- p
- o
- pin
- rabbit
- n
- moon
- parrot
- p
- question
- m
- o
- map
- r
- n
- panda
- ox
- milk
- q
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids