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Letter L worksheets

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

L is for …

  • lion
  • leaf
  • lemon
  • lock

The sound

L l makes /l/, as in lion.

How to write it

Capital L: Pull down, then make a line across the bottom.

Lowercase l: Pull straight down from the top.

What the worksheets look like

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

Common questions

What sound does the letter L make?

L l makes /l/, as in lion.

What words start with L?

Easy picture words for young children: lion, leaf, lemon, lock. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.

How do you write a capital L?

Pull down, then make a line across the bottom.

How do you write a lowercase l?

Pull straight down from the top.