Letter B Tracing Worksheets

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Rows of the letter 3

  • B Capital B. The starting dot sits at the top of the straight line, on the left. At Large 6 fit across a row on Letter and 5 on A4, so 3 rows give 18 or 15 to trace.
  • b b b b Lowercase b in groups of 4. At Large 2 groups fit across a row, so 3 rows give 24 to trace. The starting dot sits at the top of the stick, close to the top line.
  • Bb Capital and lowercase side by side, 4 pairs to a row. Both dots sit at the top of the straight line, so the pair shows what the two shapes share.
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Words that start with b and a vowel, as in ball 29

  • baby Two b letters. The a says its name and the y says long e. 4 letters. Tall: b, b. Tails: y.
  • ball Before double l the a says aw. It fits 3 times across a row. 4 letters. Tall: b, l, l.
  • balloon Double l and double o. The a is a quick uh. 7 letters. Tall: b, l, l.
  • banana Three a letters, and the first and last are a quick uh. To a botanist a banana is a berry. 6 letters. Tall: b.
  • barn The ar says ar, as in car. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • bat Short a. No mammals but bats truly fly. 3 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • beach The ea says long e. The ch needs two letters for one sound. 5 letters. Tall: b, h.
  • bear The ear says air, as in pear. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • beaver A large rodent that builds dams. The ea says long e. 6 letters. Tall: b.
  • bed The old classroom trick: the word looks like a bed, with b as the headboard and d as the footboard. 3 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • bee Two e letters say long e. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • beetle An insect with hard wing cases. Double e says long e. 6 letters. Tall: b, t, l.
  • bell Short e, and double l at the end. 4 letters. Tall: b, l, l.
  • bib Starts and ends with b, so one short word gives two to trace. 3 letters. Tall: b, b.
  • big Short i. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tails: g.
  • bike The silent e at the end makes the i say its name. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • bird The ir says er. 4 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • bison The i says its name. One bison, two bison: the word does not change. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • boat The o and the a work as a team and say long o. 4 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • bobcat A wild cat of North America. Two b letters, one at the start of each half: bob and cat. 6 letters. Tall: b, b, t.
  • bone The silent e at the end makes the o say its name. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • book Double o, the short sound, as in foot. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • box The x says ks. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • boy The oy says oi, as in toy. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tails: y.
  • bubble Half of its letters are b: 3 of 6. 6 letters. Tall: b, b, b, l.
  • bug Short u. A tall letter, a small letter and a tail, in that order. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tails: g.
  • bunny Double n. The y says long e. 5 letters. Tall: b. Tails: y.
  • bus Short u, and short enough to fit 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • butterfly Two words in one: butter and fly. It begins life as a caterpillar. 9 letters. Tall: b, t, t, f, l. Tails: y.

Words that start with bl, as in blue 6

  • black Short a. The ck says k. 5 letters. Tall: b, l, k.
  • blanket Before nk, short a drifts toward long a in many American accents. 7 letters. Tall: b, l, k, t.
  • blimp Four consonants around one short i. 5 letters. Tall: b, l. Tails: p.
  • block Short o. The ck says k. 5 letters. Tall: b, l, k.
  • blow The ow says long o. 4 letters. Tall: b, l.
  • blue The ue says oo. 4 letters. Tall: b, l.

Words that start with br, as in bread 8

  • branch Short a. The ch comes straight after n. 6 letters. Tall: b, h.
  • bread The ea says short e here, not long e as in beach. 5 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • brick Short i. The ck says k. 5 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • bridge Short i. The dge says j. 6 letters. Tall: b, d. Tails: g.
  • broom Double o in the middle. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • brother The o says short u, and the th is one sound. 7 letters. Tall: b, t, h.
  • brown The ow says ow, as in cow. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • brush Short u. The sh needs two letters for one sound. 5 letters. Tall: b, h.

b in the middle or at the end 13

  • cab Short a, with the b at the end. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • crib Short i, with the b at the end. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • cub A young bear. Short u, with the b at the end. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • job Short o, with the b at the end. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tails: j.
  • pebble A small smooth stone. Double b in the middle. 6 letters. Tall: b, b, l. Tails: p.
  • rabbit Double b in the middle, said once. 6 letters. Tall: b, b, t.
  • rib Short i, with the b at the end. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • ribbon Double b in the middle, said once. 6 letters. Tall: b, b.
  • robot The first o says its name. The b starts the second beat: ro, bot. 5 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • table The a says its name, and the le at the end says ul. 5 letters. Tall: t, b, l.
  • tub Short u. Two tall letters with a small one between them. 3 letters. Tall: t, b.
  • web Short e, with the b at the end. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • zebra In American English the e says its name. The b starts the second beat. 5 letters. Tall: b.

Words with a silent b 7

  • climb The i says its name and the b is silent. 5 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • comb The o says its name and the b is silent. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • crumb Short u and a silent b. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • lamb A young sheep. After m at the end of a word the b is written but not said. 4 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • limb An arm, a leg or a large branch. Short i and a silent b. 4 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • numb Short u and a silent b. In number the b is said. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • thumb Short u and a silent b. The th is one sound. 5 letters. Tall: t, h, b.

Names and places with a capital B 18

  • Bahamas A country of 700 islands, and many more small cays, in the Atlantic Ocean. Capital B and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: h.
  • Baltic The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Europe. Capital B and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l, t.
  • Beijing The capital of China. Capital B and 6 lowercase letters. Tails: j, g.
  • Belgium A country in northwestern Europe. The g says j. Capital B and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: g.
  • Bella A first name with double l. Capital B and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l.
  • Ben A first name. It fits 3 times across a row. Capital B and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Berlin The capital of Germany. Capital B and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Beth A first name. The th is one sound. Capital B and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h.
  • Blake A first name that starts with the bl blend and ends in a silent e. Capital B and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, k.
  • Bob A first name that reads the same forwards and backwards. Capital B and 2 lowercase letters. Tall: b.
  • Bolivia A country in South America with no sea coast. Capital B and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Bonnie A first name with double n. Capital B and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Borneo The world's third largest island. Capital B and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Boston The capital of Massachusetts. Capital B and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Brazil South America's largest country. Capital B and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Brian A first name that starts with the br blend. The i says its name. Capital B and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Britain Great Britain is the island that holds England, Scotland and Wales. Capital B and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Bruno A first name that starts with the br blend. Capital B and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.

How this list was compiled: The words, names and notes were chosen and written for this page; no list was copied. Sounds follow General American and were checked in each word's entry on en.wiktionary.org, facts about places, animals and the letter on en.wikipedia.org (checked 2026-09-18). Licence: own work

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Letter rows and word rows 7

  • B b B b B b B b Capital and lowercase in turn. Both start at the top of the straight line, so only the round parts change.
  • b d b d b d b d The pair that gets reversed. In this letter style the dot on b is at the top of the stick and the dot on d is on the round part, so the dots tell them apart.
  • bat bed big box bus Five words that start with b, one for each short vowel: a, e, i, o, u.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • blue black block blow Four words that start with bl. Say both sounds: b, then l.
  • brown bread brush brick Four words that start with br.
  • cab web rib job tub The b at the end of five 3-letter words, again one for each short vowel.
  • l h b k Four tall letters. In this letter style all four have their starting dot up near the top line.

Sentences full of b words 4

  • A bee buzzed by the bush. The letter b appears 4 times, each one at the start of a word.
  • The baby bear has a bib. The letter b appears 5 times: twice in baby, once in bear and twice in bib.
  • Bella bakes banana bread. Every word starts with b. The last one starts with the br blend.
  • Ben has a big red ball. Six short words. The letter b appears 3 times, counting the capital.

Sentences with bl and br 3

  • The black bird sat on a branch. One bl word, one br word and a plain b between them.
  • Blow big blue bubbles. Two bl words, and bubbles has three b letters of its own. The letter b appears 6 times.
  • Brian brought brown bread. Four br words in a row.

Sentences with a silent b 3

  • A crumb is on my thumb. Two silent b letters to trace. They are written but not said.
  • The lamb can climb. Silent b in lamb and in climb.
  • My thumb is numb. Silent b twice, and the two words rhyme.

True sentences with a capital B 5

  • Beijing is the capital of China. Beijing has a j and a g, two letters with tails.
  • Berlin is the capital of Germany. One capital B and one capital G.
  • Bolivia has no sea coast. True: land lies all around it. One capital B and no other b.
  • Brazil is in South America. True: it is the largest country there.
  • Only two islands are larger than Borneo. True. Only one b in the whole line: the capital.

True sentences about b animals and foods 4

  • A banana is a kind of berry. True in botany, which surprises most classes.
  • A bat is a mammal that can fly. True: no mammals but bats truly fly.
  • A butterfly was once a caterpillar. True: the caterpillar is the young form. Only one b in the line.
  • Beavers build dams. True: they use branches, rocks and mud. Three words, 2 of them with a b.

Count the letter b 3

  • Bobby blew a big bubble. The letter b appears 8 times in this line, counting the capital. Circle them before tracing.
  • Bubble has the letter b three times. Count them in Bubble: one capital and two lowercase.
  • Rabbit and ribbon have a double b. Two b letters side by side are said once.

How this list was compiled: Every practice line was written for this page; none was copied from a workbook or another site. Sounds follow General American and were checked in each word's entry on en.wiktionary.org, facts on en.wikipedia.org (checked 2026-09-18). Licence: own work

How it works

These letter B tracing worksheets open on 3 rows of capital B and 3 of lowercase b, then ball and bus, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 84 rows and words for 61 B words sorted by where the b falls.

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Page 1 is B and b, page 2 is ball and bus

At Large (19 mm), 3 rows hold 18 capital B's on Letter, 15 on A4, and 24 lowercase b's. Page 2 holds ball and bus 9 times each. Lowercase b is the taller letter: its stick reaches 19 mm, capital B about 17. Typed words replace all four sample rows. To keep B and b b b b, press them first in Pick from the 84 rows and words.

Pick B words by where the b sits

The first group starts with b and a vowel (bat, bed, bug), the clearest place to hear the sound. Blue and bread add a second consonant. Cab, web and tub end in b. In lamb, comb and thumb the b is written but not heard.

  • Say it first: tall stick down, then the round part. The dot sits at the top of the stick.
  • Follow b letter tracing with h and k: all three have their dot at the top of a tall stick.

Questions and answers

How do I help a child who mixes up b and d?

Give each letter its own starting place: b begins at the top of its stick, d on its round part just under the dashed line. Trace one letter before adding the other, then type b d b d on one line of the Words box.

Are these letter B tracing worksheets free?

Yes. The sheet is 2 pages on Letter or A4. Open More options and set Rows to trace to 1, and all four entries share one page. The other letters work the same way.

Why is there a b in lamb and thumb?

English has a silent b in words that end in mb: lamb, comb, thumb, climb. Debt and doubt differ: their b was added in the 16th century to look like the Latin originals. The silent b is still written, so these words belong here.

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