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20+ Words Starting with the Letter “N”

By Author Tamara Chance

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20+ Words Starting with the Letter “N”

Today, I’m going to share with you a list of over 20 words starting with the letter N to help build your toddler’s vocabulary. These words are not only fun to say, but they are also easy to learn and can help develop your little one’s language skills.

The letter N is our 7th voiced consonant as we move through the alphabet. The previous lesson, which focused on the letter M, was the most recent voiced consonant before this. The key difference in pronunciation here is that you need to press the tongue against the roof of the mouth to create the /n/ sound. In that way it is more similar to the letter D, but with a more nasally sound.

Ok, before we into our list of beginning N sound words, be sure to download the free coloring page and tracing activity worksheets below!

Free Printable Coloring Page and Tracing Preschool Activity Worksheets for the Letter N
FREE Printable Letter N Worksheets

N is for …

  1. Nap
  2. Nose
  3. Night
  4. Nine
  5. Nest
  6. Net
  7. Noodle
  8. Nut
  9. Nurse
  10. New
  11. Nail
  12. Necklace
  13. Noon
  14. News
  15. North
  16. Newspaper
  17. Needle
  18. Notebook
  19. November
  20. Noise (Noisy)
  21. Narwhal
  22. Nectar
  23. Nutmeg
  24. Nickel
  25. Nightlight
  26. No (I’m sure they know this one well.)

What I love about this list is how accessible these words are. Many can be found around the house or just throughout the day. They are fun and easy words for preschoolers and toddlers to remember. Your little one will be recognizing the beginning /n/ sound like a pro in no time!

Letter N Activities

Playing phonics games and other interactive activities that combine sound repetition and visual aides is a fun way for preschoolers to quickly learn to recognize and pronounce the letter N sound correctly. Here are a few ideas:

  • Alliterative Stories: How many words starting with the letter N can you string together to make a story? Can you make a tongue twister? If you get a good story going, try letting them draw the book cover and point out all of the /n/ sounds in their picture.
  • N Sound Hunt: Play a game where your child searches the room for items that have the /n/ sound. I like to do a version of ‘I Spy’ with this as well.

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