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Letter E worksheets

A free five-page pack for the letter E: 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 E, step by step.
  2. 0:03 Meet the letter E. Trace the big letter, then color it in. E makes the short e sound, as in egg.
  3. 0:10 Trace the capital E. Start at the top line.
  4. 0:15 Now trace the lowercase e.
  5. 0:19 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the E sound. Eggplant starts with E, so circle it.
  6. 0:26 Write the first letter. Egg starts with e.
  7. 0:30 Find the letter. Color every capital E, and every lowercase e.
  8. 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

E is for …

  • egg
  • elephant
  • envelope
  • eggplant

The sound

E e makes the short e sound, as in egg.

How to write it

Capital E: Pull down, then make three lines across: at the top, the middle and the bottom.

Lowercase e: Make a line across the middle, then circle back around.

What the worksheets look like

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

Common questions

What sound does the letter E make?

E e makes the short e sound, as in egg.

What words start with E?

Easy picture words for young children: egg, elephant, envelope, eggplant. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.

How do you write a capital E?

Pull down, then make three lines across: at the top, the middle and the bottom.

How do you write a lowercase e?

Make a line across the middle, then circle back around.