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 picture starts like “nest”? (a) moon (b) ring (c) net
- 2.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) robot (b) queen (c) needle
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nail (b) pig (c) map
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) rain (b) rice (c) olive
- 5.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) robot (b) monkey (c) pig
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) rocket (b) queen (c) road
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) nose (c) popcorn
- 8.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 9.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) pin (b) net (c) ring
- 10.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) run (b) ring (c) mango
- 11.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nut (b) octopus (c) run
- 12.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) o (c) q
- 13.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) n
- 14.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 15.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) pear (b) nose (c) moon
- 16.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) m
- 17.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) m
- 18.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) ox (b) pencil (c) nine
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) olive (b) moon (c) pan
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nut (b) mouse (c) robot
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rain (b) needle (c) milk
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) rabbit
- 23.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 24.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
- 25.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) m
- 26.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rocket (b) rice (c) nest
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) milk (b) road (c) nine
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) octopus (b) monkey (c) potato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) ring (c) mouse
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) popcorn (b) nest (c) moon
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nine (b) nest (c) rice
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) map (b) pan (c) nine
- 33.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) nut (b) octopus (c) mango
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mouse (b) question (c) rocket
- 35.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) m
- 36.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) moon (b) rainbow (c) needle
- 37.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) rat (b) nail (c) peach
- 38.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) net (b) pen (c) paint
- 39.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) m
- 40.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
Answer key
- net
- queen
- map
- olive
- monkey
- queen
- ox
- n
- ring
- mango
- octopus
- o
- q
- n
- moon
- p
- p
- nine
- moon
- nut
- milk
- nose
- n
- o
- q
- nest
- nine
- potato
- mouse
- nest
- rice
- pan
- mango
- rocket
- n
- needle
- nail
- net
- m
- n
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids