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Letter W Worksheets

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Trace uppercase W and lowercase w, trace the words web, wig and worm, and circle every W and w in a letter hunt.

Slant down, up, down, up.

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About these letter W worksheets

These letter W worksheets include uppercase W and lowercase w tracing, a words page for web, wig and worm, and a letter hunt with an answer key. W makes the /w/ sound, made with rounded lips, as at the start of wet.

W is four slants in a row: down, up, down, up. Children who know V already have half the letter. The letter’s name, double-u, doesn’t contain its sound, so W can be harder to connect to /w/ than letters like M or S.

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, count the slants out loud while your child traces: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  2. On the lowercase page, check that every point lands on the baseline or the dashed midline, not in between.
  3. Trace web, wig and worm. Have your child round their lips and feel them push forward at the start of each word.
  4. Finish with the letter hunt and check it with the answer key.

Teaching tips for W

  • Uppercase W: start at the top line on the left. Slant down to the baseline, slant up to the top line, slant down again, and slant up to the top line. Say it while writing: “Slant right, slant up, slant right, slant up.”
  • Lowercase w: the same four slants, between the dashed midline and the baseline. Say it while writing: “Slant right, slant up, slant right, slant up.”
  • Common mix-ups: W and M (the same shape flipped), a w with extra points, and points that stop short of the baseline.
  • Quick activities: draw a spider web and trace a w in each section; wiggle a piece of yarn into a W-shaped worm on the table.

Questions about letter W

Why does my child think W starts with a /d/ sound?

Because its name, double-u, starts with /d/. Teach the sound separately from the name: W says /w/, as in web and wig.

How can my child tell M and W apart?

Look at the first stroke. M begins with a straight line down; W begins with a slant. Saying the first stroke out loud before writing helps.