Letter E Tracing Worksheets

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Rows of the letter 3

  • E Capital E. The starting dot sits at the top left corner. At Large 6 fit across a row, so 3 rows give 18 to trace.
  • e e e e Lowercase e 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 left, halfway between the baseline and the dashed line: lower than the dot of any other lowercase letter.
  • Ee Capital and lowercase side by side, 4 pairs to a row. The capital starts at its top left corner; the lowercase starts on its left side, halfway up to the dashed line.
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Words that start with short e, as in egg 15

  • echo Short e. The ch says k and the o says its name. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • edge Short e. The dge says j and the last e is silent. 4 letters. Tall: d. Tails: g.
  • egg The usual key word for short e. In parts of the Upper Midwest, the Pacific Northwest and Canada some speakers say it more like long a, so listen to your class first. It fits 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tails: g, g.
  • eggplant Two words in one: egg and plant. 8 letters. Tall: l, t. Tails: g, g, p.
  • elbow Short e, then l. The ow says long o. It fits 2 times across a row. 5 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • elephant Short e at the start. The ph says f, so the word has an f sound and no letter f. No living land animal is bigger than an elephant. 8 letters. Tall: l, h, t. Tails: p.
  • elevator Two e letters: the first is short e and the second is a quick uh. 8 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • elf Short e, and all three sounds are easy to hear: e, l, f. 3 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • elk One of the largest kinds of deer. Short e. 3 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • elm A kind of tree. Short e. 3 letters. Tall: l.
  • else Short e at the start. The e at the end is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • escalator A moving staircase. Short e at the start. 9 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • ever Short e, then er. Add a y and it becomes every. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • every Short e at the start, and a y that says long e at the end. 5 letters. Tails: y.
  • extra Short e. The x says ks and the a at the end is a quick uh. 5 letters. Tall: t.

Short e before n or m, as in end 6

  • empty Short e before m. The y says long e. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p, y.
  • end Short e before n. In much of the American South an e before n or m sounds like short i, so pen and pin match. If that is your class, take key words from the group above. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • energy Short e before n. The g says j and the y says long e. 6 letters. Tails: g, y.
  • engine Short e before n. The g says j and the last e is silent. 6 letters. Tails: g.
  • enter Short e before n, then er. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • envelope Most Americans start it with short e and some start it with on. The last e is silent. 8 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.

Words that start with long e, as in eagle 11

  • each The ea says long e. The ch needs two letters for one sound. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • eagle The ea says long e. The le at the end says ul. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: g.
  • easel A stand that holds a painting while the painter works. The ea says long e. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • east One of the four main compass points. The ea says long e. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • easy The ea says long e and so does the y: two long e sounds in 4 letters. 4 letters. Tails: y.
  • eat The ea says long e. It fits 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • eel A kind of fish. Double e says long e. 3 letters. Tall: l.
  • emu A tall bird of Australia that cannot fly. In American English the e says its name. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • equal The e says its name. The qu says kw. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: q.
  • even The first e says its name and the second is a quick uh. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • evening The first e says its name. Usually said in two beats: eve, ning. 7 letters. Tails: g.

Words that start with e but make another sound 7

  • ear The ear says eer. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • early Here the ear says er, as in her. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • earn The ear says er, as in her. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • earring Two words in one: ear and ring. Double r. 7 letters. Tails: g.
  • eight It sounds exactly like ate: the eigh says long a. 5 letters. Tall: h, t. Tails: g.
  • ewe A female sheep. The word sounds exactly like you, so neither e makes an e sound. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • eye It starts and ends with e, yet the whole word says long i. It reads the same forwards and backwards. 3 letters. Tails: y.

Short e in the middle, as in bed 10

  • bed Short e between two tall letters. 3 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • desk Short e, then the blend sk. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • jet Short e. It rhymes with net, pet and wet. 3 letters. Tall: t. Tails: j.
  • nest Short e, then the blend st. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • net Short e. Change the n to w and you have wet. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • pen Short e for most speakers. Where pen and pin sound alike, use bed or jet as the key word. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • pet Short e. Change the p to j and you have jet. 3 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • red Short e. A color word. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • wet Short e. It fits 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • yes Short e. The y at the start is a consonant here. 3 letters. Tails: y.

Double e that says long e, as in tree 6

  • feet Double e says long e. One foot, two feet. 4 letters. Tall: f, t.
  • green Double e says long e. A color word. 5 letters. Tails: g.
  • queen Double e says long e. The qu says kw. 5 letters. Tails: q.
  • see Double e says long e. It sounds exactly like sea. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • sheep Double e says long e. One sheep, two sheep: the word does not change. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p.
  • tree Double e says long e, and gives two e letters to trace side by side. 4 letters. Tall: t.

Silent e at the end, as in cake 8

  • cake The silent e makes the a say its name. Many teachers call it magic e. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • cape Cap plus a silent e. The e is not said, but it makes the a say its name. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • cube Cub plus a silent e. The u says its name. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • home The silent e makes the o say its name. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • hope Hop plus a silent e. The o says its name. 4 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p.
  • kite Kit plus a silent e. The i says its name. 4 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • pine Pin plus a silent e. The i says its name. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • tape Tap plus a silent e. The a says its name. 4 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.

Names and places with a capital E 18

  • Earth Our planet, the third from the Sun. The Ear says er. Capital E and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h.
  • Ecuador A country in South America. Its name is the Spanish word for equator. Capital E and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Ed A first name that starts with short e. It fits 4 times across a row. Capital E and 1 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Egypt A country that lies in both Africa and Asia. The E says its name and the g says j. Capital E and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t. Tails: g, y, p.
  • Eli A first name that starts with long e. The i says its name. Capital E and 2 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Ella A first name that starts with short e. Double l. Capital E and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l.
  • Emily A first name that starts with short e. The y says long e. Capital E and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Emma A first name that starts with short e. Double m. Capital E and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • England A country that shares the island of Great Britain. The E says short i. Capital E and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: l, d. Tails: g.
  • Eric A first name that starts with short e. Capital E and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Estonia A country in northern Europe, beside the Baltic Sea. Capital E and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Ethan A first name that starts with long e. The th is one sound. Capital E and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h.
  • Ethiopia A country in the Horn of Africa with no sea coast. The E says its name. Capital E and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h. Tails: p.
  • Europe A continent. The word starts with a y sound, as you does. Capital E and 5 lowercase letters. Tails: p.
  • Eva A first name. Some families say it with long e and some with long a. Capital E and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Evan A first name that starts with short e. Capital E and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Eve A first name that starts with long e. The last e is silent. Capital E and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Everest Mount Everest rises higher above sea level than any other mountain on Earth. The first E is short e. Capital E and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: t.

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). Words whose first sound changes from speaker to speaker (eleven, eraser, enjoy, either, exit, email) were left out. Licence: own work

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Letter rows and word rows 9

  • bed jet net pet wet Short e in the middle of five 3-letter words.
  • cap cape kit kite Add a silent e and the vowel says its name: cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite.
  • E e E e E e E e Capital and lowercase in turn. The capital starts at its top left corner; the lowercase starts low, under the dashed line.
  • E F L E F L Three capitals made of straight lines only. In this letter style all three have their starting dot at the top left.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • egg elf elk elm edge Five words that start with short e, none of them with an n or m after the e.
  • he me we be she Five small words where one e at the end says its name.
  • hop hope cub cube Silent e pairs for o and u.
  • see tree feet green Double e says long e. Eight e letters in four words.
  • tap tape pin pine Two more silent e pairs.

Sentences full of short e words 4

  • An elf met an elk by the elm. Three short e words that start with el, and met in the middle. The letter e appears 5 times.
  • The elephant took the elevator. Two long short e words. The letter e appears 6 times.
  • Ella left her egg on the edge. The letter e appears 7 times, counting the capital.
  • Ethan sent Emma an envelope. Emma and envelope start with short e and Ethan starts with long e. The letter e appears 6 times, counting the capitals.

Sentences with long e 3

  • An eagle sees an eel in the sea. Long e spelled two ways: ea in eagle and sea, ee in sees and eel. The letter e appears 8 times.
  • Eli eats a meal each evening. Long e five times: Eli, eats, meal, each, evening.
  • We see three green trees. Every word has a long e, and four of the five spell it ee.

Sentences with a silent e 2

  • Eve made a cake at home. Silent e four times: Eve, made, cake, home.
  • I hope the kite is safe. Silent e in hope, kite and safe.

True sentences with e words 8

  • A ewe is a female sheep. True. Ewe sounds exactly like you.
  • An emu is a bird that cannot fly. True. Emus live in Australia.
  • E is the most used letter in English. True, which is why a line of plain English gives so many e letters to trace. This one has 6.
  • Earth is planet number three from the Sun. True. The name of the planet takes a capital E.
  • Egypt lies in both Africa and Asia. True: the Sinai Peninsula is the part that lies in Asia.
  • Elephants are the largest land animals. True of the animals alive today.
  • The equator crosses Ecuador. True, and the name of the country is the Spanish word for equator.
  • Everest is the highest mountain. True for height above sea level.

Count the letter e 3

  • Eleven has three e letters. Count them in Eleven: one capital and two lowercase.
  • Seventeen has four e letters. Count them in Seventeen. The whole line has 7.
  • Tennessee has the letter e four times. Count them in Tennessee: e, e, e, e. The whole line has 9.

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 E tracing worksheets open on 3 rows of capital E, 3 of lowercase e, then egg and elbow, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 84 rows and words for 57 E words sorted by the sound the e makes.

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Where the pencil starts on E and e

Capital E's dot is at the top left corner. Lowercase e is the odd one out: its dot sits on the left, about 6 mm up, halfway to the dashed line. At Large (19 mm), page 1 holds 18 capitals and 24 lowercase. Page 2 holds egg 9 times and elbow 6. Typing replaces all four rows. To keep E and e e e e, press them first in Pick from the 84 rows and words.

Pick E words by the sound of the e

Short e words come first, with end, engine and others where n or m follows the e set apart. Eagle, eat and eel start with long e. Then short e in the middle (bed, jet), double e (tree, feet) and silent e (cake, kite).

  • Say it first: straight across, then up, over and around. The line across begins at the dot.
  • Type E F L on one line of the Words box: three straight-line capitals sharing a starting corner.

Questions and answers

Is egg a good key word for short e?

For most classes, yes. In parts of the Upper Midwest, the Pacific Northwest and Canada some speakers say egg closer to long a. Across much of the South an e before n or m sounds like short i. Elbow, elf and elk have neither problem.

Why is the dot on lowercase e so low?

Every other lowercase letter in the Print style has its dot near the dashed line or higher. On e the dot marks the left end of the line across the middle, so it sits halfway up. Point to it before the first row.

Do silent e words belong on a letter E sheet?

Yes. E is the most used letter in English, and a final e is usually silent. Type cap cape on one line of the Words box and kit kite on the next: the last e is traced but never said. See more letters.

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