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) nail (b) octopus (c) popcorn
- 2.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) q
- 3.👃 _ose — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) o
- 4.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) rocket (b) nine (c) rice
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) rabbit (c) pear
- 6.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) p
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) road (b) rocket (c) mouse
- 8.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) o
- 9.Which picture starts like “needle”? (a) pan (b) nest (c) ring
- 10.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) r
- 11.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) nail (b) popcorn (c) rabbit
- 13.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) needle (b) milk (c) queen
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) mango (b) nail (c) nest
- 15.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) rocket (b) potato (c) robot
- 16.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pin (b) run (c) ox
- 17.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) o (c) n
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) question (b) rocket (c) nest
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) nail (b) run (c) nut
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nose (b) run (c) moon
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pizza (b) ox (c) pencil
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) run (b) pin (c) nest
- 23.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) q
- 24.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) p (c) r
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) nail
- 26.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) moon (b) nest (c) nut
- 27.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) pig (b) red (c) pear
- 28.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) n
- 29.🥔 _otato — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) m (c) p
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pin (b) needle (c) olive
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) net (b) popcorn (c) pencil
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) red (b) pig (c) mouse
- 33.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) nail (b) pen (c) question
- 34.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) rabbit
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) moon (b) queen (c) red
- 36.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) ox (b) road (c) rose
- 37.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) question (b) nut (c) run
- 39.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) red (b) net (c) moon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rice (b) pencil (c) moon
Answer key
- octopus
- q
- n
- nine
- map
- p
- mouse
- o
- nest
- r
- p
- popcorn
- queen
- mango
- potato
- ox
- m
- question
- run
- moon
- ox
- nest
- r
- r
- nail
- moon
- red
- m
- p
- olive
- net
- pig
- nail
- rabbit
- queen
- ox
- m
- nut
- moon
- rice
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