Fill in the missing letters to complete each word based on the picture clues.

Let me work through each word puzzle step by step.

Looking at the worksheet, I need to find the missing first letter for each word based on the picture shown.

Row 1:
1. Picture of a rat → _at = rat ✓
2. Picture showing someone sad/disappointed → _ag = sad... wait, that doesn't fit. Let me reconsider. The picture shows a face with hand near mouth, looking worried or sad. Could be "sad" but we have "_ag". Hmm, maybe it's showing someone who is "drag"? No. Let me think about what ends in "ag"... bag? tag? sag? The expression looks like worry/sadness. Actually, looking more carefully - this could be showing "sad" emotion but the letters are "_ag". Maybe it's "bag" (carrying something)? Or "tag"? Given the worried expression, I'll go with sag (to droop/depress)

Actually, let me reconsider all of these more carefully:

1. Rat → r + at = rat ✓
2. Worried face → This is tricky. Common words ending in "ag": bag, tag, sag, rag, wag. The expression suggests sadness/worry. Sag means to droop or become depressed - this fits!
3. Drawer/cabinet → _ab. Words: cab, lab, tab, dab. A drawer could be part of a cabinet → cab ✓

Row 2:
4. Sun and hand (feeling heat) → _an. Words: can, fan, man, pan, ran, tan. Feeling sun = getting a tan → tan ✓
5. Fat round person → _at. Words: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat. The person is overweight/fat → fat ✓
6. Person standing/man → _an. Could be man ✓

Row 3:
7. Thumbs down (bad) → _ad. Words: bad, dad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad. Thumbs down = bad → bad ✓
8. Mat/rug → _at. Could be mat ✓
9. Jar with jam → _am. Words: am, ham, jam, ram, yam. It's a jar of jam → jam ✓

Let me verify my answers:
1. rat ✓
2. sag ✓ (worried/drooping expression)
3. cab ✓ (cabinet/drawer)
4. tan ✓ (sun exposure)
5. fat ✓ (overweight person)
6. man ✓ (standing person)
7. bad ✓ (thumbs down)
8. mat ✓ (floor mat)
9. jam ✓ (jar of jam)

Final Answer:
1. r
2. s
3. c
4. t
5. f
6. m
7. b
8. m
9. j