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Letter W worksheets
A free five-page pack for the letter W: 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 captionsA 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
- 0:00 Let's learn the letter W, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the letter W. Trace the big letter, then color it in. W makes the sound you hear at the start of whale.
- 0:11 Trace the capital W. Start at the top line.
- 0:16 Now trace the lowercase w.
- 0:20 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the W sound. Whale starts with W, so circle it.
- 0:28 Write the first letter. Whale starts with w.
- 0:32 Find the letter. Color every capital W, and every lowercase w.
- 0:38 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
W is for …
- whale
- watermelon
- watch
- worm
The sound
The soundW w makes /w/, as in whale.
How to write it
Capital W: Slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up.
Lowercase w: The same four slants, starting at the middle line.
What the worksheets look like
Common questions
What sound does the letter W make?
W w makes /w/, as in whale.
What words start with W?
Easy picture words for young children: whale, watermelon, watch, worm. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.
How do you write a capital W?
Slant down, slant up, slant down, slant up.
How do you write a lowercase w?
The same four slants, starting at the middle line.
