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.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) r
- 2.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) r (c) q
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) potato (b) pizza (c) ring
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) ring (b) nail (c) moon
- 5.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) m
- 6.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) monkey (b) parrot (c) octopus
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rabbit (b) pen (c) rocket
- 8.Which picture starts like “paint”? (a) question (b) nine (c) popcorn
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) moon (b) octopus (c) popcorn
- 10.🍑 _each — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) nose (c) rat
- 12.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) r
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) popcorn (b) road (c) queen
- 14.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) r
- 15.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) mango (b) nose (c) ring
- 16.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) pear (b) nut (c) map
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pig (b) rain (c) map
- 18.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) pencil (b) pig (c) nose
- 19.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) pencil (b) moon (c) road
- 20.🐼 _anda — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) o
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) rice (c) needle
- 22.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) m
- 23.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) net (b) peach (c) red
- 24.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) rocket (c) milk
- 25.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) n
- 26.Which picture starts like “rose”? (a) run (b) paint (c) milk
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) octopus (c) needle
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) ox (b) popcorn (c) rice
- 29.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) panda (b) question (c) moon
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) needle (b) nose (c) red
- 32.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) octopus (b) milk (c) nut
- 34.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) olive (b) nest (c) pear
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rabbit (b) nail (c) paint
- 36.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) map (b) pen (c) mango
- 37.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) rat (b) rabbit (c) queen
- 38.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) monkey (b) rose (c) octopus
- 39.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) p
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) net (b) question (c) pin
Answer key
- o
- q
- ring
- moon
- n
- octopus
- pen
- popcorn
- octopus
- p
- queen
- m
- popcorn
- q
- nose
- nut
- map
- nose
- moon
- p
- olive
- r
- net
- question
- n
- run
- needle
- rice
- m
- panda
- red
- m
- milk
- pear
- nail
- pen
- queen
- octopus
- p
- pin
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