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In aldehydes, $-\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ has the presence of at least one alkyl group except formaldehyde which has the $+\mathrm{I}$ effect and which decreases the positive charge of carbon, thereby making the attack of nucleophiles difficult. The nucleophilic attack becomes more difficult in ketones having a minimum of two alkyl groups. Hence, by attachment of the alkyl groups (due to the $+\mathrm{I}$ effect), the rate of nucleophilic addition decreases. Order of nucleophilic addition.
Related Theory The carbonyl compounds undergo a nucleophilic addition reaction because oxygen is more electronegative than carbon. As such, it withdraws the shared pi electron pair towards itself and gets a partial negative charge; therefore, carbon gets a partial positive charge and becomes susceptible to a nucleophilic attack.