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Letter X worksheets
A free five-page pack for the letter X: giant letters to trace and color, capital and lowercase handwriting rows, ending sounds with pictures, a letter hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
42 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 X, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the letter X. Trace the big letter, then color it in. X makes the sound you hear at the end of box.
- 0:10 Trace the capital X. Start at the top line.
- 0:15 Now trace the lowercase x.
- 0:19 Say each picture, and circle the ones that end with the X sound. Six ends with X, so circle it.
- 0:26 Write the last letter. Box ends with x.
- 0:30 Find the letter. Color every capital X, and every lowercase x.
- 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
X is for …
- box
- fox
- six
- ox
The sound
The soundX x makes /ks/ at the end of a word, as in box and fox: few English words start with x.
How to write it
Capital X: Slant down to the right, then slant down to the left across it.
Lowercase x: The same two slants, starting at the middle line.
What the worksheets look like
Common questions
What sound does the letter X make?
X x makes /ks/ at the end of a word, as in box and fox: few English words start with x.
What words have x at the end?
Easy picture words for young children: box, fox, six, ox. Few English words start with x, so children usually meet it at the end of words.
How do you write a capital X?
Slant down to the right, then slant down to the left across it.
How do you write a lowercase x?
The same two slants, starting at the middle line.
