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Letter V Worksheets

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Trace uppercase V and lowercase v, trace the words van, vest and vet, and circle every V and v in a letter hunt.

Slant down, slant up.

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About these letter V worksheets

These letter V worksheets include uppercase V and lowercase v tracing, a words page with van, vest and vet, and a letter hunt with an answer key. V makes the /v/ sound: top teeth on the bottom lip, with the voice buzzing. Touch your throat and you can feel it.

V is two slants that meet in a point at the bottom. Uppercase and lowercase v are the same shape in two sizes, which makes V a good letter for practicing slants before harder ones like W, X and Y. The thing to watch is the bottom point: if it rounds off, the letter starts to look like u.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.APrint many upper- and lowercase letters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.DRecognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

How to use them

  1. On the uppercase page, say “slant down, slant up” and keep the pencil on the paper at the bottom point.
  2. On the lowercase page, check that each v starts at the dashed midline and touches the baseline in a sharp point.
  3. Trace van, vest and vet. Have your child feel the buzz of /v/ on their throat and compare it with /f/, which has no buzz.
  4. Finish with the letter hunt and the answer key.

Teaching tips for V

  • Uppercase V: start at the top line on the left. Slant down to the right to the baseline, then slant up to the right to the top line. Say it while writing: “Slant right, slant up.”
  • Lowercase v: the same two slants, starting at the dashed midline and touching the baseline. Say it while writing: “Slant right, slant up.”
  • Common mix-ups: v and u (a rounded bottom), v and y (y has a tail), and slants that don’t meet at the bottom.
  • Quick activities: hold up two fingers in a V and trace between them; drive a toy van down one slant and up the other on a big V taped to the floor.

Questions about letter V

Why do V and v look the same?

Some letters keep their shape in both cases and only change size: c, o, s, v, w, x and z. For these, size is the thing to check. Uppercase fills the space from the top line to the baseline; lowercase starts at the dashed midline.

My child’s v is round at the bottom. Does that matter?

Yes, because a round v reads as u. Ask your child to stop for a moment at the bottom, then change direction. That brief pause makes a sharp point.