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 “n”? (a) question (b) net (c) pin
- 2.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) mango (b) nut (c) parrot
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) net (c) rabbit
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) peach (c) pen
- 5.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) nail (b) rose (c) pizza
- 6.🐰 _abbit — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 7.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) m
- 8.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) p
- 9.Which picture starts like “rose”? (a) pig (b) popcorn (c) rain
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nose (b) rat (c) needle
- 11.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pen (b) rain (c) mango
- 13.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) road (b) robot (c) nut
- 15.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 16.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) r
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) red (b) octopus (c) mango
- 18.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) octopus (b) mango (c) monkey
- 19.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 20.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 21.🍳 _an — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) o
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rose (b) milk (c) parrot
- 23.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) popcorn (b) rose (c) nest
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ring (b) octopus (c) nail
- 25.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 26.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ox (b) queen (c) mouse
- 28.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) mouse (b) nose (c) queen
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ring (b) milk (c) question
- 30.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) olive (b) mouse (c) red
- 31.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) map (b) rainbow (c) nest
- 32.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) pig (b) milk (c) mango
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) mouse (b) milk (c) queen
- 34.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 35.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 36.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) nose (b) pan (c) octopus
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nail (b) ring (c) road
- 38.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) n
- 39.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 40.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
Answer key
- net
- nut
- ox
- monkey
- nail
- r
- o
- p
- rain
- rat
- r
- mango
- o
- nut
- m
- r
- red
- octopus
- m
- p
- p
- parrot
- nest
- octopus
- m
- n
- mouse
- nose
- ring
- olive
- nest
- pig
- queen
- p
- m
- nose
- nail
- m
- r
- o
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