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 “n”? (a) parrot (b) nut (c) olive
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) nut (b) milk (c) net
- 3.🖊️ _en — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) o
- 4.Which picture starts like “question”? (a) queen (b) nut (c) pin
- 5.🌧️ _ain — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) q
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) parrot (b) paint (c) net
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) ring (b) needle (c) pencil
- 8.💍 _ing — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) q
- 9.🌈 _ainbow — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) m
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) nine (b) milk (c) olive
- 11.Which picture starts like “rice”? (a) rose (b) pig (c) paint
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) paint (b) octopus (c) road
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) octopus (b) queen (c) rat
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) road (b) map (c) pan
- 15.🍿 _opcorn — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) q (c) p
- 16.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) paint (b) nut (c) pig
- 17.🪺 _est — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) n
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) mango (b) question (c) rocket
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) rain (b) monkey (c) nine
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) rat (b) popcorn (c) mango
- 21.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) pin (b) octopus (c) rat
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) pig (b) queen (c) nine
- 23.Which picture starts like “mango”? (a) paint (b) nail (c) monkey
- 24.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) m (c) p
- 25.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) mouse (b) rose (c) olive
- 26.Which picture starts like “pin”? (a) run (b) mouse (c) pen
- 27.🍚 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 28.Which picture starts like “milk”? (a) nail (b) popcorn (c) mouse
- 29.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) nut (b) ring (c) ox
- 30.❓ _uestion — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) n (c) p
- 31.🍐 _ear — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) r
- 32.Which picture starts like “parrot”? (a) potato (b) queen (c) map
- 33.💅 _ail — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) o (c) n
- 34.🥜 _ut — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) m
- 35.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) robot (b) pig (c) mango
- 36.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) octopus (b) nail (c) red
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) needle (b) question (c) robot
- 38.Which picture starts like “queen”? (a) question (b) pig (c) map
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) olive (b) monkey (c) rain
- 40.🐙 _ctopus — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) o
Answer key
- nut
- milk
- p
- queen
- r
- net
- needle
- r
- r
- olive
- rose
- paint
- octopus
- pan
- p
- nut
- n
- rocket
- rain
- mango
- pin
- pig
- monkey
- p
- olive
- pen
- r
- mouse
- ox
- q
- p
- potato
- n
- n
- mango
- nail
- question
- question
- monkey
- o
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