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) mango (b) ox (c) parrot
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) pen (c) pin
- 3.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 4.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 5.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) monkey (b) rocket (c) octopus
- 6.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) q
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) milk (b) octopus (c) pen
- 8.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ox (b) red (c) nut
- 10.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) pizza (b) olive (c) question
- 11.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 12.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) nine (b) pear (c) popcorn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) paint (b) parrot (c) map
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nose (b) octopus (c) monkey
- 15.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 16.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 17.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 18.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) robot
- 19.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) net (c) panda
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) milk (b) pan (c) rat
- 21.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pig (b) queen (c) ox
- 22.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 23.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) run (b) net (c) popcorn
- 24.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 25.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 26.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) n
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) red (b) net (c) parrot
- 28.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) monkey (b) rain (c) nose
- 29.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) nail (b) nest (c) milk
- 30.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 31.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) monkey (b) rat (c) panda
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) olive (b) rice (c) pizza
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pan (b) question (c) mango
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pen (b) rice (c) ring
- 35.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) r
- 36.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 37.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) paint (b) queen (c) milk
- 38.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) monkey (b) road (c) nut
- 39.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) net (b) milk (c) pear
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) octopus (c) run
Answer key
- mango
- queen
- m
- q
- rocket
- o
- octopus
- q
- nut
- question
- n
- nine
- map
- monkey
- n
- m
- o
- nest
- ox
- pan
- ox
- m
- net
- p
- p
- n
- parrot
- monkey
- milk
- r
- rat
- rice
- question
- pen
- r
- m
- paint
- nut
- pear
- net
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