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 “r”? (a) red (b) panda (c) moon
- 2.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pin (b) rocket (c) mango
- 4.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) rice (b) octopus (c) ring
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) milk (b) needle (c) nut
- 6.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) question
- 7.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) octopus (c) parrot
- 9.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 10.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) map (b) rocket (c) nest
- 11.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) moon (b) nest (c) queen
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) peach (c) octopus
- 13.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nine (b) monkey (c) run
- 14.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pear (b) nine (c) queen
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) paint (c) pizza
- 17.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 18.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) potato (b) panda (c) milk
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pizza (b) mouse (c) red
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) monkey (c) road
- 21.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) o
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) peach (c) pin
- 23.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 24.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) q
- 25.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) q
- 26.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) o
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mouse (b) net (c) potato
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pin (b) road (c) nine
- 29.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) mouse (b) queen (c) mango
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rose (b) net (c) pin
- 31.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) rain (b) mouse (c) question
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rice (b) question (c) nest
- 33.Which picture starts like “pan”? (a) rain (b) pig (c) net
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pear (b) nut (c) needle
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) paint (b) ring (c) nail
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) milk (b) monkey (c) nose
- 37.Which picture starts like “rain”? (a) moon (b) rat (c) needle
- 38.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) nine (b) rose (c) monkey
- 39.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) n
- 40.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) r
Answer key
- red
- p
- pin
- octopus
- milk
- question
- p
- moon
- p
- map
- nest
- nail
- nine
- n
- queen
- net
- r
- milk
- pizza
- road
- o
- octopus
- p
- o
- q
- q
- potato
- nine
- queen
- rose
- mouse
- question
- pig
- pear
- paint
- nose
- rat
- nine
- n
- m
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