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 picture starts like “ox”? (a) pan (b) octopus (c) pencil
- 2.🐷 _ig — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nose (b) rose (c) monkey
- 4.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) q
- 5.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) pizza (b) ring (c) octopus
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) nose (c) moon
- 7.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) o (c) p
- 8.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) o
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) queen (b) potato (c) rice
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) red (b) nut (c) paint
- 11.🐀 _at — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) n
- 12.🫒 _live — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) o
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) pen (c) rat
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) ox (b) run (c) nail
- 15.🐒 _onkey — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) o
- 16.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) needle (b) parrot (c) rain
- 17.Which picture starts like “octopus”? (a) mango (b) ox (c) rice
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) nose (c) parrot
- 19.9️⃣ _ine — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) n
- 20.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) nose (b) olive (c) rocket
- 21.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) parrot (b) nut (c) pig
- 22.Which picture starts like “road”? (a) rose (b) pizza (c) map
- 23.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) milk (b) monkey (c) pan
- 24.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) rose (b) olive (c) pen
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) run (b) nose (c) pin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) mango (b) mouse (c) pig
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rat (b) peach (c) nut
- 28.🐂 _x — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) q (c) o
- 29.Which picture starts like “rose”? (a) milk (b) parrot (c) red
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) pin (b) ox (c) nine
- 31.Which picture starts like “nine”? (a) rocket (b) olive (c) nail
- 32.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) moon
- 34.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) monkey (b) question (c) road
- 35.Which picture starts like “pig”? (a) rice (b) nut (c) parrot
- 36.🚀 _ocket — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) q (c) r
- 37.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) n (c) r
- 38.🔴 _ed — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 39.✏️ _encil — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) r
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) red (b) nest (c) popcorn
Answer key
- octopus
- p
- monkey
- q
- octopus
- moon
- p
- m
- queen
- red
- r
- o
- pen
- ox
- m
- parrot
- ox
- rain
- n
- rocket
- nut
- rose
- pan
- olive
- pin
- pig
- nut
- o
- red
- nine
- nail
- m
- needle
- question
- parrot
- r
- n
- r
- p
- nest
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids