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Year 1 Letter Tracing Worksheets (Ages 5–6)
Year 1 letter tracing worksheets are practice sheets for children aged 5–6 in Year 1 in the UK. Letter tracing is following the dotted outline of a printed letter with a pencil, in the correct stroke order, to learn how it is formed. The sheets on this page cover uppercase letter formation, lowercase letter formation, starting points and stroke direction and spacing between letters.
Year 1 opens the National Curriculum proper: daily phonics moves through Phases 3 to 5, written number sentences replace counted objects, and the phonics screening check in June asks each child to read forty words, some of them invented, to confirm they can decode reliably. Five-year-olds finish tracing the lowercase alphabet and start moving off the dotted guide letter by letter. A worksheet should trace each lowercase letter on two-line or four-line paper so height becomes part of the task, tall letters reaching the top line and small letters staying between the middle two. Once a letter has been traced correctly several times, the next row asks for a copy beside the model instead, with no dots at all.
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Hindi Visarga अः (ah) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | अः का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write अः between the lines, complete four letters each missing a part and write the whole अः in box 5, find the two dots ः in words such as अतः, पुनः, प्रायः and क्रमशः, and draw a sunrise with six birds (छः can also be written छह).
Short e Word Puzzle and First Letter Sounds Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children find leg, beg, met, pet and vet hidden in rows of letters, then write the first letter of candle, octopus, umbrella, hat, butterfly, tree, igloo, clock and apple.
CVCC Words Colour the Letters and Write Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children find the letters for each picture in a grid, colour them in order and write the CVCC word: pond, desk, camp, rest, bank and mask.
Unscramble CVC Words and Missing First Letter Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children unscramble the letters to write cat, pan and map, then write the missing first letter of gate, cow, bus, ant, hat, bed, car and sun.
Hindi Letter औ (au) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | औ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write औ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole औ in box 5, find औ in words such as और, औसत, औचक and औरंगाबाद, and draw a picture. औ and ओ are different vowels; औ has two marks on top and ओ has one.
Ending Sounds and First Letter Word Making Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children write the ending sound of cob, hug, mop, yum, jog and tub, then take the first letter of three pictures to make sub, mum, cot and bed.
CCVCC Words Colour the Letters and Write Worksheet
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
Children build five-sound words that start and end with a blend: they colour the right letters in order and write crisp, plant, frost, drink, trunk and stamp.
Hindi Letter ओ (o) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ओ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ओ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ओ in box 5, find ओ in words such as ओर, ओजस, ओहो and ओडिशा, and draw a picture. ओ and औ are different vowels; औ has two marks on top and ओ has one.
Hindi Letter अं (am) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | अं का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write अं between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole अं in box 5, find अं in words such as अंदर, अंत, अंकित, अंजलि and अंबर, and draw a picture. Children find the whole अं, not just a dot: आंटी begins with आं, not अं.
Hindi Letter ऋ (ri) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ऋ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ऋ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ऋ in box 5, find ऋ in words such as ऋद्धि, ऋषिकेश, ऋण and ऋत्विक, and draw a picture. Because ऋ is a special vowel, this page helps adults say it as 'ri' and keep it apart from इ and र.
Hindi Letter ऐ (ai) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ऐ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ऐ between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ऐ in box 5, find ऐ in words such as ऐसा, ऐलान, ऐंठन and ऐश्वर्य, and draw a picture. ऐ is a different vowel from ए, not a long version of it.
Hindi Letter ए (e) Practice 1: Write, Fix the Letter and Find | ए का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7
A challenge page: write ए between the lines, complete four letters that are each missing a part and then write the whole ए in box 5, find ए in words such as एकता, एकदम, एशिया and एकलव्य, and draw a picture. ए is not the short form of ऐ; the practice page keeps them apart.
Hindi Letter अ Practice Part 1: Write, Fix and Find | अ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children write अ on guide lines, complete four partly drawn letters, circle अ in eight words (while avoiding its look-alike आ), count how many they found, then think of two more words at home that start with अ and draw them.
Learn to Write Hindi Letter ऐ (ai) – Tracing Worksheet | ऐ लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn to write ऐ step by step: the long wavy line and small hook like ए, then the top line, and last the extra mark on top. They trace with a finger first, then trace dotted rows with a pencil, circle the ऐ pictures and colour every ऐ in a grid.
Learn to Write Hindi Letter औ (au) – Tracing Worksheet | औ लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn to write औ step by step: a 3 joined to a standing line, a second standing line, the top line, and last the two marks on top. They trace with a finger first, then trace dotted rows with a pencil, circle the औ pictures and colour every औ in a grid.
Hindi Letter अ (a) Writing Practice: Finger and Pencil Tracing | अ लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn the stroke order of अ. They trace it with a finger along numbered arrows, trace the dotted letters with a pencil, add the headline (शिरोरेखा) last, circle the pictures that start with अ and colour every अ in a row of mixed vowels.
Hindi Letter ऊ Practice Part 1: Write, Fix and Find | ऊ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children write ऊ on guide lines, complete four partly drawn letters, circle ऊ in eight words (while avoiding its look-alike उ), count how many they found, then think of two more words at home that start with ऊ and draw them.
Spooky Vocabulary Worksheet: Fill in the Missing Letters!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
This worksheet has children ages 4-6 look at a Halloween picture and fill in the missing letters of its matching word, building phonics skills and reinforcing correct spelling patterns for seasonal vocabulary. Because only some letters are missing rather than the whole word, children practice using partial information and sound-based reasoning to complete each word correctly.
Hindi Letter अं (am) Practice 2: Trace, then Write on Your Own | अं का अभ्यास · भाग 2
Ages 5-7 · Kindergarten–Grade 1Ages 5-7 · Year 1–Year 2Ages 5-7 · UKG–Class 1Ages 5-7
An expert page for confident writers: trace the dotted अं on the first line, then on each new line trace the first अं and write the rest on your own, adding the dot last.
Hindi Letter ऊ (oo) Writing Practice: Finger and Pencil Tracing | ऊ लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn the stroke order of ऊ. They trace it with a finger along numbered arrows, trace the dotted letters with a pencil, add the headline (शिरोरेखा) last, circle the pictures that start with ऊ and colour every ऊ in a row of mixed vowels.
Hindi Letter इ Practice Part 1: Write, Fix and Find | इ का अभ्यास · भाग 1
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children write इ on guide lines, complete four partly drawn letters, circle इ in eight words (while avoiding its look-alike ई), count how many they found, then think of two more words at home that start with इ and draw them.
Hindi Letter ई (ee) Writing Practice: Finger and Pencil Tracing | ई लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn the stroke order of ई. They trace it with a finger along numbered arrows, trace the dotted letters with a pencil, add the headline (शिरोरेखा) last, circle the pictures that start with ई and colour every ई in a row of mixed vowels.
Hindi Letter आ (aa) Writing Practice: Finger and Pencil Tracing | आ लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn the stroke order of आ. They trace it with a finger along numbered arrows, trace the dotted letters with a pencil, add the headline (शिरोरेखा) last, circle the pictures that start with आ and colour every आ in a row of mixed vowels.
Learn to Write Hindi Letter ए (e) – Tracing Worksheet | ए लिखना सीखो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children learn to write ए step by step: a long wavy line from the top down, a small hook on the right, and the top line last. They trace with a finger first, then trace dotted rows with a pencil, circle the ए pictures and colour every ए in a grid.
What Year 1 letter tracing worksheets cover
Five-year-olds finish tracing the lowercase alphabet and start moving off the dotted guide letter by letter. A worksheet should trace each lowercase letter on two-line or four-line paper so height becomes part of the task, tall letters reaching the top line and small letters staying between the middle two. Once a letter has been traced correctly several times, the next row asks for a copy beside the model instead, with no dots at all.
- Trace lowercase letters on two-line or four-line paper
- Keep tall letters reaching the top line, small letters lower
- Copy a well-practiced letter beside its model with no dots
- Trace and write a full first and last name
How to use these worksheets at home or in class
A decodable passage or word list most days, plus a short number bonds sheet, keeps pace with a Year 1 classroom. Fifteen minutes is a reasonable ceiling, and reading the passage twice in one sitting builds the fluency the screening check rewards.
Start with the sheet that matches what your child can already do, then move one step up. Keep finished sheets in a folder: Year 1 teachers often ask for evidence of practice, and children like seeing their own progress.
Is your child ready for Year 1 letter tracing work?
Entering this stage, a child should blend most Phase 3 sounds into words, write a few letters correctly formed, count reliably to twenty, and sit through a short table task without needing constant redirection.
Frequently asked questions
My five-year-old traces letters neatly but writes them wrong unaided. What helps?
That gap closes with a middle step between tracing and free writing: cover the traced letter, show the model beside an empty box, and ask for a copy rather than a trace. Once copies are consistently correct, remove the model too and just say the letter's name. Going straight from tracing to unaided writing skips the stage where the hand practices the shape without the dots doing the steering, which is usually where the error creeps back in.
What should a Year 1 child be able to do in letter tracing?
Five-year-olds finish tracing the lowercase alphabet and start moving off the dotted guide letter by letter. A worksheet should trace each lowercase letter on two-line or four-line paper so height becomes part of the task, tall letters reaching the top line and small letters staying between the middle two. Once a letter has been traced correctly several times, the next row asks for a copy beside the model instead, with no dots at all. Entering this stage, a child should blend most Phase 3 sounds into words, write a few letters correctly formed, count reliably to twenty, and sit through a short table task without needing constant redirection.
Do these worksheets follow the Year 1 curriculum?
The sheets cover uppercase letter formation, lowercase letter formation, starting points and stroke direction and spacing between letters, which sit inside the National Curriculum KS1 (Year 1); Letters and Sounds Phase 3–5 outcomes for Year 1. Kindergarten / 1st Grade (US), UKG (India) use the same skills at this age, so the sheets also fit families following those programmes.
Are these Year 1 letter tracing worksheets free?
Yes. Each worksheet downloads free as a watermarked PDF once you create an account, with a limit of five a day. An annual membership ($20) removes the watermark and the limit for the whole library of over 1,000 worksheets and every printable pack.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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