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.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 2.🥅 _et — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) q
- 3.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) ox (b) nine (c) net
- 4.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) milk (b) popcorn (c) ox
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) monkey (b) potato (c) rat
- 6.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) nine (b) octopus (c) map
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pear (b) rice (c) ox
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) pizza (b) map (c) rose
- 9.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) octopus (b) pan (c) mouse
- 10.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 11.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 12.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) nine (b) monkey (c) pig
- 13.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) octopus (b) pencil (c) pear
- 14.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) n
- 15.🥭 _ango — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nest (b) rice (c) run
- 17.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) nest (b) red (c) panda
- 18.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) panda (b) nut (c) rice
- 19.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) m
- 20.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) nine (b) nail (c) rice
- 21.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 22.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 23.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) nail (b) rain (c) question
- 24.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) nose (b) pizza (c) moon
- 25.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) parrot (b) map (c) run
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) popcorn (b) parrot (c) milk
- 27.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) nut (b) mouse (c) red
- 28.Which picture starts like “rainbow”? (a) pig (b) question (c) red
- 29.🦜 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) p
- 30.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) p
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) mango (c) rainbow
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mango (b) pizza (c) rainbow
- 33.Which picture starts like “panda”? (a) olive (b) parrot (c) monkey
- 34.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) r
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pin (b) octopus (c) nut
- 36.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) needle (b) pear (c) peach
- 37.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) n
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nose (b) pig (c) monkey
- 39.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) milk (b) pin (c) pear
- 40.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) m
Answer key
- n
- n
- ox
- ox
- monkey
- octopus
- ox
- rose
- mouse
- n
- m
- nine
- octopus
- q
- m
- nest
- panda
- nut
- m
- rice
- o
- p
- question
- moon
- map
- milk
- mouse
- red
- p
- p
- octopus
- rainbow
- parrot
- r
- nut
- needle
- n
- nose
- milk
- r
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