Complete words ending in "ran" using picture clues in this fun phonics activity.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are told to complete each word so it rhymes with ran.
That means the ending sound should be “-an” — like ran, fan, pan, can.

We also have picture clues to help us.

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1. Picture: A rat running (Zac the Rat)
The word already has “_ _ an” and we see a rat moving fast.
What word rhymes with “ran” and fits a rat?
→ ran itself! But wait — the blank is before “an”, so we need one letter.
Actually, looking again: the box says “_ _ an” — two blanks? Wait, no — in the image, for #1, it shows “_ _ an” but the rat is running — maybe it’s “ran”? But that would be just “r” + “an”. Hmm.

Wait — let’s look at all four:

Each box has “_ _ an” — meaning two letters missing before “an”? Or is it one letter? Actually, in the image, for #1, it looks like “_ _ an” but perhaps it’s meant to be one blank? Let me check the hint: “Complete each word to rhyme with ran”.

Rhyming with “ran” means the word ends in “-an”, and the first part changes.

Common words that rhyme with “ran”:
- fan
- pan
- can
- man
- tan
- van

Now match to pictures:

1. Rat running → Maybe “ran”? But that’s the same as the example. Or perhaps “van”? No, not matching. Wait — maybe it’s “ran” itself? But the instruction says “complete each word”, implying they’re incomplete.

Looking again at the layout:

In #1: picture of rat running, then box with “_ _ an” — actually, in many such worksheets, it’s often one blank. Perhaps it’s a typo in my reading. Let me assume each has ONE blank before “an”, making it CVC words ending in -an.

So:

1. Rat running → What word? If it’s Zac the Rat, and he’s running… maybe “ran”? But that’s given. Alternatively, perhaps “van”? Doesn’t fit. Wait — maybe it’s “man”? No. Another idea: perhaps the rat is “running” → “ran” is past tense of run. So maybe the word is “ran” — but then why blank?

Wait — let’s look at the other pictures.

2. Fan → clearly a fan. So word is “fan” → f + an

3. Pan → frying pan → p + an

4. Can → tin can → c + an

Then what about #1? The rat — if it’s “Zac the Rat”, and he’s running, maybe the word is “ran” — r + an.

Yes! That makes sense.

So:

1. ran → r + an
2. fan → f + an
3. pan → p + an
4. can → c + an

All rhyme with “ran”.

And the pictures match:

- Rat running → ran (as in, he ran)
- Electric fan → fan
- Frying pan → pan
- Tin can → can

Perfect.

So the missing letters are:

1. r
2. f
3. p
4. c

But the boxes show “_ _ an” — two underscores? In the original image description, it might be formatted with two spaces, but likely it’s one letter needed. Because “ran”, “fan”, etc., are three-letter words.

Perhaps the worksheet has two blanks by mistake, or it’s for spacing. But logically, only one letter is needed before “an”.

Given that, I’ll go with one letter per blank.

Final answers:

1. r
2. f
3. p
4. c

But to write the full words as requested: “complete each word”

So:

1. ran
2. fan
3. pan
4. can

And say them aloud — which we can’t do here, but we know they rhyme.

I think that’s correct.

Double-check:

- ran: rhymes with ran ✔
- fan: rhymes with ran ✔
- pan: rhymes with ran ✔
- can: rhymes with ran ✔

Pictures match perfectly.

No issues.

Final Answer:
1. ran
2. fan
3. pan
4. can