Letter K Tracing Worksheets

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Rows of the letter 3

  • K Capital K. The starting dot sits at the top of the straight line, on the left. 6 fit across a row at Large on Letter and 5 on A4, so 3 rows give 18 or 15 to trace.
  • k k k k Lowercase k in groups of 4. At Large 2 groups fit across a row, so 3 rows give 24 to trace. The dot sits at the top of the tall line, almost on the top line, and the two slants reach no higher than the dashed line.
  • Kk Capital and lowercase side by side, 4 pairs to a row. The lowercase k is the taller of the two: it reaches the top line and the capital stops a little short.
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K words with e, i or y next, as in kite 23

  • keep The double e says long e. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tails: p.
  • kelp Large brown seaweed. 4 letters. Tall: k, l. Tails: p.
  • kennel A shelter for a dog. Double n. 6 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • kernel One piece of corn. It sounds the same as colonel. 6 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • ketchup The tch says ch, as in kitchen. 7 letters. Tall: k, t, h. Tails: p.
  • kettle Double t, and the le at the end says ul. 6 letters. Tall: k, t, t, l.
  • key The ey says long e. 3 letters. Tall: k. Tails: y.
  • keyboard Two words in one: key and board. 8 letters. Tall: k, b, d. Tails: y.
  • kick Two ways to write one sound: k at the front, ck at the back. 4 letters. Tall: k, k.
  • kid A child, and also a young goat. Every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tall: k, d.
  • kilometer One thousand meters. This is the American spelling of kilometre. 9 letters. Tall: k, l, t.
  • kilt A knee-length pleated garment from the Scottish Highlands. 4 letters. Tall: k, l, t.
  • kimono A traditional Japanese garment. The word means thing to wear. 6 letters. Tall: k.
  • kind The i says its name, as in find and mind. 4 letters. Tall: k, d.
  • kindergarten A German word that means garden of children. It fills a row on its own at Large, and at Extra large it is squeezed to fit. 12 letters. Tall: k, d, t. Tails: g.
  • king The ng is one sound, made at the back of the mouth. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tails: g.
  • kingdom The land a king or queen rules. The word king is at the front. 7 letters. Tall: k, d. Tails: g.
  • kiss Double s at the end. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • kit Every letter says its usual sound, and it is short enough to fit 4 times across a row at Large. 3 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • kitchen The tch says ch. 7 letters. Tall: k, t, h.
  • kite The usual key word for k. The silent e at the end lets the i say its name. 4 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • kitten A young cat. Double t in the middle. 6 letters. Tall: k, t, t.
  • kiwi A flightless bird from New Zealand, and also a fruit. Both i letters say long e. 4 letters. Tall: k.

K words with a, o, u or r next, as in kangaroo 8

  • kale A leafy kind of cabbage. Long a with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • kangaroo A marsupial from Australia. The word comes from gangurru in the Guugu Yimithirr language. 8 letters. Tall: k. Tails: g.
  • karate A martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. The e at the end is spoken. 6 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • kayak A small, narrow boat moved with a double-bladed paddle. From an Inuktitut word, and it reads the same forwards and backwards. 5 letters. Tall: k, k. Tails: y.
  • kazoo An instrument that buzzes when you hum into it. 5 letters. Tall: k.
  • koala A tree-living marsupial from Australia. It is not a bear. 5 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • kookaburra A bird of Australia and New Guinea. Its name copies its call. 10 letters. Tall: k, k, b.
  • krill Small crustaceans found in all of the world's oceans. A Norwegian word. 5 letters. Tall: k, l, l.

Silent k before n, as in knee 11

  • knee Say nee. Hundreds of years ago both the k and the n were spoken. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • kneel To go down on your knees. The word knee is inside it. 5 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • knew Sounds the same as new. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • knife A silent k at the front and a silent e at the end. 5 letters. Tall: k, f.
  • knight Sounds the same as night. Six letters, three sounds: the k, the g and the h are all silent. 6 letters. Tall: k, h, t. Tails: g.
  • knit To make cloth from yarn with two needles. 4 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • knob A round handle. 4 letters. Tall: k, b.
  • knock A silent k at the front and a ck you can hear at the back. 5 letters. Tall: k, k.
  • knot Sounds the same as not. 4 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • know Sounds the same as no. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • knuckle A finger joint. A silent k, then a ck in the middle. 7 letters. Tall: k, k, l.

A lone k at the end, as in book and bike 9

  • bike Long i with a silent e. After a long vowel the ending is ke, not ck. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • book After a double o the k sound is a lone k. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • cake The c and the k say the same sound. Long a with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • desk The s and the k blend at the end. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • fork The or comes first, then a lone k. 4 letters. Tall: f, k.
  • lake Long a with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • look Rhymes with book. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • milk After a consonant, here l, the k sound is a lone k and never ck. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • week The double e says long e, so a lone k follows. Sounds the same as weak. 4 letters. Tall: k.

ck after a short vowel, as in duck 7

  • back Short a, then ck. 4 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • clock The k sound twice: c at the front, ck at the back. 5 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • duck Short u, so the ending is ck. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • neck Short e, then ck. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • rock Short o, then ck. Rhymes with sock. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • sock Short o, then ck. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • truck Short u, then ck. Rhymes with duck. 5 letters. Tall: t, k.

Names and places with a capital K 19

  • Kabul The capital of Afghanistan and its largest city. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: b, l.
  • Kai A first name that rhymes with sky. Capital K and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Kalahari A large sandy savanna in southern Africa that covers much of Botswana. Capital K and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: l, h.
  • Kansas A U.S. state in the Midwest with no coast. Capital K and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Kate A first name. Long a with a silent e, as in cake. Capital K and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Kathmandu The capital of Nepal and its largest city. Capital K and 8 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h, d.
  • Kayla A first name. The ay says long a. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Keith A first name with long e. The th is one sound. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h.
  • Kelly A first name. Double l, and the y says long e. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l. Tails: y.
  • Ken A first name with short e. Capital K and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Kentucky A U.S. state with no coast. The k sound comes twice: K at the front, ck in the middle. Capital K and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: t, k. Tails: y.
  • Kenya A country in East Africa. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters. Tails: y.
  • Kevin A first name with short e. Two beats: Kev, in. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Kilimanjaro A dormant volcano in Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa. Capital K and 10 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: j.
  • Kim A first name with short i. Capital K and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Korea A peninsula region in East Asia, divided into North Korea and South Korea. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Kuwait A country in West Asia, at the head of the Persian Gulf. Capital K and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Kyle A first name. The y says long i. Capital K and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Kyoto A city in Japan, on the island of Honshu. Capital K and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t. 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 7

  • back neck kick sock duck One word for each short vowel, a e i o u, all ending in ck.
  • book look milk desk fork Five words that end in a lone k.
  • K k K k K k K k Capital and lowercase in turn. The lowercase k is the taller one each time.
  • key keep kind kite kale Five k words with a long vowel.
  • kid kit kiss kick king Five short i words that start with k.
  • knee knot knit knob knock Five words with a silent k. Each one starts with the n sound.
  • l h b k Four tall letters. In this letter style each has its starting dot at the top of the tall line.
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Sentences with the k sound at the front 8

  • A kayak is a narrow little boat. Kayak has a k at each end. There is a comma to trace.
  • A kitten is a young cat. True, and kitten and cat start with the same sound: k before i, c before a.
  • A kiwi is a bird and a fruit. The bird lives in New Zealand and cannot fly.
  • A koala is not a bear. True: the koala is a marsupial.
  • Kangaroos and koalas live in Australia. Two animals, two lowercase k words and a capital K to start the line.
  • Keep the kettle in the kitchen. Three k words, each with e or i after the k.
  • Kim can kick the ball to Ken. Can and kick start with the same sound, written two ways. The letter k appears 4 times, counting the capitals.
  • The king has a kite and a key. The three usual picture words for k in one line. The letter k appears 3 times.

Sentences with a silent k 3

  • I know how to tie a knot. Two silent k words: know and knot. The line has 2 k letters and no k sound at all.
  • The knight fell on his knee. Two silent k words: knight and knee.
  • Knock, knock. Who is there? Each knock has a silent k at the front and a ck that is heard. The letter k appears 4 times.

Sentences with k and ck at the end 3

  • The duck sat on a rock. Short u and short o, each followed by ck.
  • Jack has milk and a snack. Jack and snack end in ck after short a. Milk ends in a lone k after l.
  • Look at the book on the desk. Three words that end in a lone k.

Sentences with a capital K 5

  • Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. A capital letter for the city and another for the country.
  • Kansas and Kentucky are states. Two states that start with K.
  • Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. Kathmandu has 9 letters and only the first is a k.
  • Kenya is a country in East Africa. One capital K, which starts the sentence and the name.
  • Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa. A long line. Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania.

Count the letter k 3

  • Kayak reads the same both ways. Trace it, then read it from the last letter to the first.
  • Kick has the letter k two times. One at the front and one in the ck at the back.
  • Kookaburra has the letter k two times. A capital K and a lowercase k, with two o letters between them.

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 K tracing worksheets open on 3 rows of capital K, 3 of lowercase k, then kite and key, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 80 rows and words for 61 K words sorted by what the k does.

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The first sheet, row by row

At Large (19 mm), 3 rows hold 18 capital K's on Letter, 15 on A4, then 24 lowercase k's. Page 2 has kite and key 9 times each. Lowercase k is the taller letter: 19 mm to capital K's 17. Typed words replace all four sample rows. To keep K and k k k k, press them first in Pick from the 80 rows and words.

Pick K words by what the k does

Most K words put k before e or i, where c would turn soft: kite, key, king. Before a, o and u English writes c, so K words there are mostly borrowed: kangaroo and koala from Aboriginal Australian languages, kayak from Inuktitut. In knee, knot and knife the k is silent.

  • Talk the capital through: tall line down from the dot, lift, slant in to the middle, slant out.
  • If k comes out as a small capital, type Kk in the Words box. Lowercase k's top slant starts at the dashed line.
  • In the Words box, type back neck, then kick sock duck on line 2: every short vowel before ck.

Questions and answers

Why is there a k in knee if nobody says it?

English once said both sounds, and the spelling kept the k after speech dropped it. Today k is silent before n at the start of a word, so knot sounds like not and knight like night. The 11 kn words sit in one group.

When is the k sound spelled c, k or ck?

At the front, c comes before a, o and u (cat, cup) and k before e and i (kettle, kid). Ending a short word, ck follows a short vowel (duck, sock). A lone k follows a consonant or long vowel (milk, week). Kick shows both.

Can the sheet show a child's own name, such as Kayla?

Yes. Type it in the Words box, up to 30 characters. Kayla fits twice across a row and Kai 3 times. The Share link button makes a link that carries what you typed, so keep student names out of links. See other letters.

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