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 “p”? (a) robot (b) pen (c) needle
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) map (b) question (c) pan
- 3.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) nut (c) queen
- 5.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) olive (b) monkey (c) queen
- 6.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 7.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) popcorn (b) moon (c) nail
- 8.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) paint (b) net (c) olive
- 9.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 10.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) peach (b) nail (c) question
- 11.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) r
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) peach (c) rocket
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pan (b) paint (c) rose
- 14.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 15.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) nut (c) pen
- 17.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) r
- 18.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) octopus (b) mouse (c) peach
- 19.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 20.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pan (b) ring (c) map
- 21.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) q
- 22.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rat (b) question (c) pin
- 24.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) question (b) net (c) octopus
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) rose (c) pizza
- 26.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nine (b) pin (c) olive
- 27.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) ring (b) ox (c) pear
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mouse (b) map (c) run
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ring (b) milk (c) pan
- 31.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) nose (c) monkey
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) run (b) nest (c) moon
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) question (b) map (c) rainbow
- 35.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) ox (c) parrot
- 36.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) pizza (b) rain (c) needle
- 37.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 38.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 39.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 40.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) ox (b) pizza (c) net
Answer key
- pen
- pan
- r
- rain
- queen
- p
- popcorn
- paint
- m
- peach
- n
- queen
- rose
- n
- q
- octopus
- q
- octopus
- m
- map
- p
- o
- question
- octopus
- mango
- olive
- p
- pear
- run
- ring
- n
- nose
- nest
- rainbow
- question
- pizza
- o
- n
- m
- net
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