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Letter N worksheets

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

N is for …

  • nest
  • net
  • nut
  • notebook

The sound

N n makes /n/, as in nest.

How to write it

Capital N: Pull down, go back up, slant down to the bottom right and pull up.

Lowercase n: Pull down from the middle line, go back up and make one hump.

What the worksheets look like

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

Common questions

What sound does the letter N make?

N n makes /n/, as in nest.

What words start with N?

Easy picture words for young children: nest, net, nut, notebook. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.

How do you write a capital N?

Pull down, go back up, slant down to the bottom right and pull up.

How do you write a lowercase n?

Pull down from the middle line, go back up and make one hump.