Letter D Tracing Worksheets

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NameDateDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDd d d dd d d dd d d dd d d dd d d dd d d dMade at homeroomtools.com
NameDatedogdogdogdogdogdogdogdogdogduckduckduckduckduckduckMade at homeroomtools.com
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Rows of the letter 3

  • D Capital D. The starting dot sits at the top of the straight line, on the left. At Large 5 fit across a row on Letter and on A4, so 3 rows give 15 to trace.
  • d d d d Lowercase d in groups of 4. At Large 2 groups fit across a row, so 3 rows give 24 to trace. The starting dot sits on the round part, just under the dashed line, and not at the top of the stick.
  • Dd Capital and lowercase side by side: 4 pairs to a row on Letter and 3 on A4. The two dots sit in different places, one by the straight line and one on the round part.
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Words that start with d and a vowel, as in dog 27

  • dad A d at each end, so one short word gives two to trace. It reads the same forwards and backwards. 3 letters. Tall: d, d.
  • daisy The ai says long a and the y says long e. 5 letters. Tall: d. Tails: y.
  • dandelion The name comes from the French for lion's tooth, after the jagged leaves. The letter d appears 2 times. 9 letters. Tall: d, d, l.
  • dark The a and the r work together, as in park. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • day The ay says long a. All seven day names end with this word, from Sunday to Saturday. 3 letters. Tall: d. Tails: y.
  • deer Double e. The plural is spelled the same way: one deer, six deer. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • den Short e. A den is a wild animal's home. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • desk Short e. The s and the k are both heard at the end. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • diamond A gem made of carbon. Said in three beats or in two: di-a-mond or di-mond. 7 letters. Tall: d, d.
  • dice The c says s because an e follows it. A single one is a die. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • dig Short i. The d stands tall and the g hangs below the baseline. 3 letters. Tall: d. Tails: g.
  • dime A US coin worth ten cents. The silent e makes the i say its name. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • dinosaur The longest word in this group. The i says its name. 8 letters. Tall: d.
  • dish Short i, then s and h as a team saying sh. 4 letters. Tall: d, h.
  • doctor Two o letters: the first is short o, the second is a quick er. 6 letters. Tall: d, t.
  • dodo A bird of Mauritius that could not fly and is now extinct. Two d letters and two o letters. 4 letters. Tall: d, d.
  • dog The first word on the opening sheet. It fits 3 times across a row, so 3 rows give 9 to trace. 3 letters. Tall: d. Tails: g.
  • doll Short o, then double l. 4 letters. Tall: d, l, l.
  • dollar One hundred cents. Double l in the middle. 6 letters. Tall: d, l, l.
  • dolphin The ph says f. A dolphin is a mammal, not a fish. 7 letters. Tall: d, l, h. Tails: p.
  • donkey The ey at the end says long e. 6 letters. Tall: d, k. Tails: y.
  • donut Also spelled doughnut. The o says its name. 5 letters. Tall: d, t.
  • door Double o, but here it says or, as in floor. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • dot Short o. Every letter on the sheet starts from one. 3 letters. Tall: d, t.
  • down The ow is the sound in town and clown. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • dozen Twelve of anything. The o says short u. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • duck The second word on the opening sheet. Short u, and the ck says k. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.

Words that start with dr, as in drum 10

  • dragon A creature of stories, not of zoos. Short a. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tails: g.
  • dragonfly An insect with two pairs of wings. Dragon and fly joined into one word. 9 letters. Tall: d, f, l. Tails: g, y.
  • draw The aw says aw, as in saw. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • dream The ea says long e. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • dress Short e and double s. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • drip Short i. Change one vowel and it becomes drop. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • drive The silent e makes the i say its name. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • drop Short o. Change one vowel and it becomes drip. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • drum Short u. In many accents the d before r sounds close to j, which is why a new writer may start this word with j. The sheet shows the d. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • dry The y says long i. There is no a, e, i, o or u in the word. 3 letters. Tall: d. Tails: y.

d in the middle or at the end 14

  • bed Starts with b and ends with d, so it is the word to trace once both letters are steady on their own. 3 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • bird The ir says er. A b at the front and a d at the back. 4 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • cloud The ou says ow. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • hand Short a. The n and the d are both heard at the end. 4 letters. Tall: h, d.
  • kid Short i. Tall k, small i, tall d. A kid is also a young goat. 3 letters. Tall: k, d.
  • ladder Double d in the middle, said once and quickly. 6 letters. Tall: l, d, d.
  • mud Short u, ending in d. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • odd Short o and a double d at the end. Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. 3 letters. Tall: d, d.
  • pond Short o. The n and the d are both heard at the end. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • puddle Double d, then le saying ul. 6 letters. Tall: d, d, l. Tails: p.
  • red Short e, ending in d. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • road The o and the a are a team and say long o. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • spider The i says its name. The d starts the second beat: spi, der. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • Wednesday The first d is written but not said in American English: wenz-day. A capital W, because day names take one. Capital W and 8 lowercase letters. Tall: d, d. Tails: y.

Words that end in ed: three ways to say it 8

  • called Here ed says d, straight after double l. 6 letters. Tall: l, l, d.
  • helped Here ed says t: helpt. 6 letters. Tall: h, l, d. Tails: p.
  • jumped Here ed says t: jumpt. The spelling still ends in d. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tails: j, p.
  • kicked Here ed says t, straight after ck. 6 letters. Tall: k, k, d.
  • needed After d, the ed adds a beat: need-ed. The letter d appears 2 times. 6 letters. Tall: d, d.
  • played Here ed says d: playd. One beat, not two. 6 letters. Tall: l, d. Tails: p, y.
  • rained Here ed says d: raind. One beat. 6 letters. Tall: d.
  • wanted After t, the ed adds a beat: want-ed. 6 letters. Tall: t, d.

Names, places and a month with a capital D 20

  • Dakar The capital of Senegal. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: k.
  • Dallas A city in Texas. Double l in the middle. Capital D and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l.
  • Dan A first name. It fits 3 times across a row. Capital D and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Dana A first name. Americans say the first a in more than one way, so ask the child. Capital D and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Daniel A first name. Dan is its short form. Capital D and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Danube The second longest river in Europe, after the Volga. Capital D and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: b.
  • David A first name with a d at each end: a capital first, a lowercase last. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Dean A first name. The ea says long e. Capital D and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • December The twelfth and last month of the year, with 31 days. Capital D and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: b.
  • Delaware The first state to approve the US Constitution, on December 7, 1787. Capital D and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Delhi A very large city in India. New Delhi, the capital of India, is part of it. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, h.
  • Della A first name. Short e, then double l. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l.
  • Denmark A Nordic country in northern Europe. Capital D and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: k.
  • Denver The capital of Colorado. Capital D and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Detroit The city with the most people in Michigan. Capital D and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: t, t.
  • Diana A first name. The i says its name. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Dover The capital of Delaware. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Drew A first name that starts with the dr blend. The ew says oo. Capital D and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Dublin The capital of Ireland, and its largest city. Capital D and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: b, l.
  • Dylan A first name. The y says short i and its tail drops below the baseline. Capital D and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.

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 6

  • a d g q Four round letters. In this letter style all four have their starting dot in the same place, just under the dashed line.
  • d b d b d b d b The pair that gets swapped, with d first. On this sheet the dot on d is on the round part and the dot on b is at the top of the stick, so the two never begin in the same place.
  • D d D d D d D d Capital and lowercase in turn. The capital begins at the top of its straight line and the lowercase begins on its round part.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • dad den dig dot dug Short a, e, i, o and u in turn, each one behind a d.
  • drum drop drip dress Four words that start with dr. Say the d before the r.
  • sad bed kid nod mud The d at the end this time, with the same five short vowels in the same order.

Sentences full of d words 4

  • A duck can dive and paddle. Paddle has a double d. The letter d appears 5 times in the line.
  • Dad and the dog dug in the mud. The letter d appears 6 times, counting the capital. It starts a word, ends a word and does both in Dad.
  • Dan did the dishes. Four words, three of them starting with d. Did has one at each end.
  • Ducks dip and dive in the pond. The letter d appears 5 times, and two of them close a word: and, pond.

Sentences with dr 3

  • A drop of rain fell on my drum. Two dr words, one near each end of the line.
  • Drew drew a dragon. The first name and the verb are spelled alike apart from the capital. Three dr blends in four words.
  • I had a dream about a dragonfly. Two dr words, and had ends in d.

Sentences with ed endings 4

  • I wanted a red sled. In wanted the ed adds a beat, because the word already ended in t. Red and sled rhyme.
  • The seed needed water. In needed the ed adds a beat, because the word already ended in d.
  • She jumped and kicked the ball. Both ed endings say t, though both are spelled with d.
  • We played and it rained. Both ed endings say d, and neither adds a beat.

True sentences with a capital D 5

  • The Danube is a river in Europe. True: the second longest there, after the Volga.
  • December is the last month. True: it is the twelfth month and has 31 days.
  • Delaware was the first state. True: it was the first to approve the US Constitution, on December 7, 1787.
  • Dover is the capital of Delaware. Two capital D letters in one line.
  • Dublin is the capital of Ireland. Two d letters: the capital at the start and the last letter of Ireland.

True sentences about d words 6

  • A dime is worth ten cents. True of the US coin. Ten dimes make a dollar.
  • A dolphin is a mammal. True: it lives in water and is not a fish.
  • A dozen is twelve. True. Four words, and only one d.
  • A dragonfly has four wings. True: two pairs.
  • D is the fourth letter. True. In Roman numerals a capital D stands for 500.
  • The dodo could not fly. True: it was a flightless bird of the island of Mauritius, and it is extinct.

Count the letter d 2

  • Daddy has the letter d three times. Count them in Daddy: one capital and two lowercase.
  • Did Dad feed the ducks? Find every d before tracing: there are 6, capitals included.

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 D tracing worksheets open with 3 rows of capital D, 3 of lowercase d, then dog and duck, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 82 rows and words: 57 D words, 22 with d inside or an ed ending.

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What prints: 15 capitals, 24 lowercase, dog and duck

At Large (19 mm), 3 rows hold 15 capital D's and 24 lowercase d's on Letter or A4. Page 2 holds dog 9 times and duck 6. Lowercase d is taller: its stick reaches 19 mm, capital D about 17. The first word you type clears all four sample rows. To keep D and d d d d, press them first in Pick from the 82 rows and words.

Choose D words by what the d is doing

Dog, dig and dot start with d and a vowel, the clearest place to hear the sound. In drum and drop the d sits before r, where many speakers say it close to j. Bed, mud and pond end in d. Save the ed words for later in the year.

  • Say it first: round part, then the tall stick. The printed dot sits on the round part.
  • Follow d with a, g and q: all four start at a dot just under the dashed line.

Questions and answers

My child writes d as b. What helps?

Look at where the pencil starts: d begins on its round part, just under the dashed line, and b at the top of its stick. Keep the two apart at first, then trace bed, with letter B at one end and d at the other.

How many pages does the letter D sheet print?

Two, on Letter or A4: D and d on page 1, dog and duck on page 2. With Rows to trace at 1, under More options, all four entries fit on one page. Other letters print the same way.

Why does ed sound like t in jumped?

The ending is always spelled ed but said three ways. After t or d it adds a beat: wanted, needed. After other voiceless sounds such as p and k it says t: jumped, kicked. Everywhere else it is a plain d: played, rained.

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