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Letter C worksheets

A free five-page pack for the letter C: giant letters to trace and color, capital and lowercase handwriting rows, beginning sounds with pictures, a letter hunt and an answer key.

Watch it solved

42 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says
  1. 0:00 Let's learn the letter C, step by step.
  2. 0:03 Meet the letter C. Trace the big letter, then color it in. C makes the sound you hear at the start of cat.
  3. 0:10 Trace the capital C. Start at the top line.
  4. 0:15 Now trace the lowercase c.
  5. 0:19 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the C sound. Carrot starts with C, so circle it.
  6. 0:26 Write the first letter. Cat starts with c.
  7. 0:30 Find the letter. Color every capital C, and every lowercase c.
  8. 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

C is for …

  • cat
  • cup
  • car
  • carrot

The sound

C c makes the hard c sound, as in cat (c can also say /s/, as in city).

How to write it

Capital C: Start near the top on the right and circle back around to the bottom.

Lowercase c: Start just below the middle line and circle back around.

What the worksheets look like

Letter C worksheet with giant letters to trace and pictures
Page 1: meet the letter C
Letter C beginning sounds worksheet
Page 3: beginning sounds

Common questions

What sound does the letter C make?

C c makes the hard c sound, as in cat (c can also say /s/, as in city).

What words start with C?

Easy picture words for young children: cat, cup, car, carrot. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.

How do you write a capital C?

Start near the top on the right and circle back around to the bottom.

How do you write a lowercase c?

Start just below the middle line and circle back around.