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 “o”? (a) question (b) paint (c) ox
- 2.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) queen (b) octopus (c) pear
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) peach (b) panda (c) nine
- 5.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) olive (b) rose (c) paint
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nest (b) road (c) pig
- 7.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) rat
- 8.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) pear (b) ring (c) mouse
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) map (b) nest (c) rocket
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) map (c) rain
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) monkey (b) nail (c) question
- 12.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) rocket (b) pencil (c) queen
- 13.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) p
- 14.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 15.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) n
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) nut (c) pencil
- 17.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 18.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 19.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) mouse (c) popcorn
- 20.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) robot (c) needle
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) moon (b) pig (c) rose
- 23.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) road (b) queen (c) nine
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) moon (b) question (c) rainbow
- 25.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 26.Which picture starts like “rabbit”? (a) robot (b) panda (c) pencil
- 27.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 28.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 29.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) n
- 30.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) octopus (b) parrot (c) ox
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) mouse (b) queen (c) nose
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rabbit (b) pizza (c) octopus
- 33.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) m
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) nose (c) panda
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) paint (c) rabbit
- 36.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) nail (b) rainbow (c) paint
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) run (b) monkey (c) nail
- 38.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 39.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 40.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) monkey (b) map (c) pig
Answer key
- ox
- q
- pear
- nine
- olive
- road
- nest
- pear
- rocket
- octopus
- nail
- queen
- m
- n
- n
- pencil
- m
- m
- question
- q
- olive
- moon
- nine
- question
- o
- robot
- n
- p
- n
- parrot
- queen
- rabbit
- m
- mouse
- paint
- nail
- run
- p
- r
- pig
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