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Letter O worksheets

A free five-page pack for the letter O: 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 O, step by step.
  2. 0:03 Meet the letter O. Trace the big letter, then color it in. O makes the short o sound, as in octopus.
  3. 0:10 Trace the capital O. Start at the top line.
  4. 0:15 Now trace the lowercase o.
  5. 0:19 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the O sound. Otter starts with O, so circle it.
  6. 0:27 Write the first letter. Octopus starts with o.
  7. 0:31 Find the letter. Color every capital O, and every lowercase o.
  8. 0:36 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

O is for …

  • octopus
  • ox
  • otter
  • olive

The sound

O o makes the short o sound, as in octopus.

How to write it

Capital O: Start at the top and circle back all the way around.

Lowercase o: Start at the middle line and circle back all the way around.

What the worksheets look like

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

Common questions

What sound does the letter O make?

O o makes the short o sound, as in octopus.

What words start with O?

Easy picture words for young children: octopus, ox, otter, olive. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.

How do you write a capital O?

Start at the top and circle back all the way around.

How do you write a lowercase o?

Start at the middle line and circle back all the way around.