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.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 2.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) p
- 3.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rice (b) pan (c) milk
- 5.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) p
- 6.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) parrot (b) pear (c) rain
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) red (b) moon (c) nut
- 8.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 9.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pig (b) moon (c) octopus
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rose (b) pan (c) mouse
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ring (b) popcorn (c) moon
- 13.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 14.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rat (b) nest (c) paint
- 16.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) milk (b) parrot (c) mouse
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) octopus (b) nail (c) pear
- 18.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) paint (b) queen (c) monkey
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nest (b) milk (c) peach
- 20.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) question (b) map (c) nut
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pan (b) pizza (c) ring
- 23.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ring (b) peach (c) olive
- 24.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
- 25.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) nest (b) rat (c) rabbit
- 26.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) o
- 27.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) p
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nest (b) pen (c) rabbit
- 29.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) rat (b) pin (c) moon
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ox (b) nest (c) moon
- 31.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) net (b) rice (c) mouse
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nest (b) queen (c) needle
- 33.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) ox (b) milk (c) olive
- 34.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) rocket (b) queen (c) pear
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rice (b) pizza (c) moon
- 36.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 37.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) monkey (b) rice (c) road
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) rainbow (c) pear
- 39.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) panda (b) robot (c) ox
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) nut (c) rice
Answer key
- r
- o
- p
- milk
- o
- rain
- red
- q
- n
- octopus
- mouse
- moon
- r
- o
- paint
- parrot
- nail
- paint
- peach
- p
- map
- ring
- olive
- r
- nest
- r
- p
- rabbit
- pin
- nest
- mouse
- queen
- milk
- pear
- pizza
- n
- monkey
- question
- panda
- rice
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