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.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 2.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ring (b) rain (c) mango
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) red (b) nine (c) paint
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) parrot (c) nose
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) needle (b) olive (c) milk
- 7.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) rat (b) pan (c) rabbit
- 8.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) ring (b) robot (c) question
- 9.Which picture starts like “rat”? (a) nose (b) red (c) parrot
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pen (b) pan (c) question
- 11.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) n
- 12.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 13.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) map (b) queen (c) olive
- 14.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) olive (b) nut (c) paint
- 15.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 16.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) net (c) parrot
- 18.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) run (b) ring (c) potato
- 19.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 20.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) o
- 21.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 22.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 23.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) pig (b) queen (c) monkey
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rabbit (b) queen (c) olive
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) rose (c) question
- 26.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) o
- 27.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) robot (b) ox (c) mouse
- 29.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) olive (b) rat (c) paint
- 30.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) map (b) question (c) nail
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) question (b) rat (c) moon
- 32.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) p
- 33.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) o
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pizza (b) needle (c) octopus
- 35.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 36.Which picture starts like “robot”? (a) milk (b) nut (c) run
- 37.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) queen
- 38.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rose (b) mouse (c) rain
- 40.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
Answer key
- m
- m
- mango
- paint
- nose
- olive
- pan
- question
- red
- question
- n
- n
- olive
- nut
- p
- n
- net
- potato
- m
- o
- r
- q
- queen
- queen
- rose
- o
- n
- ox
- rat
- map
- rat
- r
- r
- needle
- q
- run
- nest
- r
- mouse
- p
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