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) rocket (b) map (c) run
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) robot (c) panda
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) run (b) map (c) nail
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) needle (b) olive (c) pear
- 5.🌹 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 6.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 7.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 8.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) road (b) nine (c) parrot
- 9.Which picture starts like “rocket”? (a) rabbit (b) monkey (c) needle
- 10.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) r
- 11.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) q
- 12.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) potato (b) nest (c) moon
- 13.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) m
- 14.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 15.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 16.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) o
- 17.Which picture starts like “red”? (a) needle (b) rabbit (c) pencil
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) panda (c) robot
- 19.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) paint (b) nest (c) olive
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ox (b) nine (c) pig
- 21.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) p
- 22.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 23.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nose (b) road (c) ox
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) parrot (b) pig (c) mango
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) olive (b) rice (c) nut
- 26.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) octopus (b) robot (c) moon
- 27.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rice (b) popcorn (c) octopus
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) paint (c) nail
- 30.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) needle (b) pizza (c) rocket
- 31.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) parrot (c) nail
- 33.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) nest (b) queen (c) pig
- 35.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) pencil (c) nose
- 37.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) rainbow (b) rocket (c) queen
- 38.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) pig (b) ring (c) monkey
- 39.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 40.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) rat (b) mango (c) popcorn
Answer key
- map
- panda
- run
- needle
- r
- n
- m
- nine
- rabbit
- r
- q
- moon
- m
- o
- o
- n
- rabbit
- moon
- nest
- nine
- p
- r
- ox
- mango
- nut
- moon
- m
- octopus
- paint
- needle
- n
- question
- q
- queen
- o
- nose
- queen
- monkey
- p
- popcorn
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