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Letter I worksheets

A free five-page pack for the letter I: 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

44 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 I, step by step.
  2. 0:03 Meet the letter I. Trace the big letter, then color it in. I makes the long i sound, as in ice, short i is the sound in it.
  3. 0:12 Trace the capital I. Start at the top line.
  4. 0:17 Now trace the lowercase i.
  5. 0:21 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the I sound. Ice starts with I, so circle it.
  6. 0:28 Write the first letter. Ice cream starts with i.
  7. 0:32 Find the letter. Color every capital I, and every lowercase i.
  8. 0:37 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

I is for …

  • ice cream
  • ice
  • island
  • ice skate

The sound

I i makes the long i sound, as in ice (short i is the sound in it).

How to write it

Capital I: Pull down, then make a line across the top and a line across the bottom.

Lowercase i: Pull down from the middle line, then add the dot.

What the worksheets look like

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

Common questions

What sound does the letter I make?

I i makes the long i sound, as in ice (short i is the sound in it).

What words start with I?

Easy picture words for young children: ice cream, ice, island, ice skate. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.

How do you write a capital I?

Pull down, then make a line across the top and a line across the bottom.

How do you write a lowercase i?

Pull down from the middle line, then add the dot.