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 “r”? (a) net (b) milk (c) red
- 2.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) q
- 3.🍕 _izza — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 4.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) popcorn (b) pan (c) nose
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) rabbit (b) pear (c) milk
- 6.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mouse (b) run (c) parrot
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) peach (b) pencil (c) octopus
- 9.Which picture starts like “popcorn”? (a) monkey (b) queen (c) pear
- 10.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) q
- 11.🤖 _obot — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) r (c) p
- 12.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) m (c) n
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) nail (c) mango
- 14.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 15.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) q
- 16.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) run (b) rainbow (c) olive
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) rice (c) octopus
- 18.Which picture starts like “ring”? (a) net (b) pear (c) rain
- 19.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) potato (b) octopus (c) rice
- 20.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rose (b) nest (c) red
- 21.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nest (b) red (c) pig
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pizza (b) rice (c) ox
- 24.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) r
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) octopus (c) pig
- 26.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) q (c) m
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) olive (b) peach (c) nut
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pencil (b) nose (c) road
- 29.Which picture starts like “map”? (a) ox (b) milk (c) pen
- 30.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) o
- 31.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) pizza (b) net (c) question
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) pen (b) ox (c) queen
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nine (b) net (c) moon
- 34.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) panda
- 35.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 36.Which picture starts like “nut”? (a) road (b) nine (c) queen
- 37.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) q
- 38.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) rabbit (b) rose (c) mango
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rice (b) needle (c) milk
- 40.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) rabbit (c) nest
Answer key
- red
- q
- p
- nose
- pear
- r
- mouse
- octopus
- pear
- n
- r
- p
- mango
- n
- q
- olive
- map
- rain
- octopus
- nest
- o
- pig
- ox
- m
- monkey
- m
- nut
- pencil
- milk
- n
- question
- queen
- moon
- panda
- r
- nine
- m
- mango
- needle
- ox
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