Letter L Tracing Worksheets

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NameDateLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll lMade at homeroomtools.com
NameDatelionlionlionlionlionlionlionlionlionleafleafleafleafleafleafleafleafleafMade at homeroomtools.com
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Rows of the letter 3

  • L Capital L. The starting dot sits at the top of the tall line. 6 fit across a row at Large on Letter and on A4, so 3 rows give 18 to trace.
  • l l Lowercase l in pairs. At Large 5 pairs fit across a row, so 3 rows give 30 to trace. In this letter style l is one plain line with no tail, and the dot sits on top of it, almost on the top line.
  • Ll Capital and lowercase side by side, 5 pairs to a row. The lowercase l is the taller of the two: it reaches the top line and the capital stops a little short.
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L words with a short vowel, as in leg 21

  • ladder Double d in the middle. 6 letters. Tall: l, d, d.
  • lamb A young sheep. The b at the end is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • lamp Short a. The m and the p blend at the end. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • lantern A light you can carry. Two beats: lan, tern. 7 letters. Tall: l, t.
  • lap Short a, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • leg Short e, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tall: l. Tails: g.
  • lemon A sour yellow fruit. Two beats: lem, on. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • leopard A big cat with dark spots. The eo says short e. 7 letters. Tall: l, d. Tails: p.
  • letter Double t in the middle. The word names what this sheet teaches. 6 letters. Tall: l, t, t.
  • lettuce A leaf vegetable eaten in salads. The ce at the end says s. 7 letters. Tall: l, t, t.
  • lid Short i. It fits 4 times across a row at Large. 3 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • lip Short i, and every letter says its usual sound. It fits 4 times across a row at Large. 3 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • little Double t, and the le at the end says ul. The letter l comes twice. 6 letters. Tall: l, t, t, l.
  • lizard A reptile. The ar says er. 6 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • llama A South American animal that lives in a herd. Double l at the front, said as one l. 5 letters. Tall: l, l.
  • lobster A sea animal with a long body and a strong tail. 7 letters. Tall: l, b, t.
  • lock Short o, and the k sound at the end is written ck. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • log A cut length of tree trunk. 3 letters. Tall: l. Tails: g.
  • lollipop Hard candy on a stick. The letter l comes three times. 8 letters. Tall: l, l, l. Tails: p, p.
  • luck Short u, then ck. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • lunch Short u. The ch is one sound. 5 letters. Tall: l, h.

L words with a long vowel, as in lion 11

  • ladybug A small beetle, called a ladybird in Britain and Australia. 7 letters. Tall: l, d, b. Tails: y, g.
  • lake Long a with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • leaf The ea says long e. More than one leaf is leaves. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • leap To jump. The ea says long e. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • library Long i at the front, and the y at the end says long e. 7 letters. Tall: l, b. Tails: y.
  • light The igh says long i. The g and the h are silent. 5 letters. Tall: l, h, t. Tails: g.
  • lighthouse A tower with a light that guides ships. Two words in one: light and house. 10 letters. Tall: l, h, t, h. Tails: g.
  • lime A small, sour green fruit. Long i with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • line Long i with a silent e. Every row on the sheet sits on a line. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • lion A large cat that lives in Africa and India. The i says its name. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • loaf A block of baked bread. The oa says long o. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.

L words with other vowel sounds, as in look 4

  • laugh The au says short a and the gh says f. 5 letters. Tall: l, h. Tails: g.
  • lawn Grass that is kept short. The aw is one sound. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • look The double o says the short oo of book. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • love The o says short u, and the e is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l.

L after another consonant, as in blue 6

  • blue The b and the l blend. The ue says oo. 4 letters. Tall: b, l.
  • clap The c and the l blend. Short a. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • flag The f and the l blend. Short a. 4 letters. Tall: f, l. Tails: g.
  • glad The g and the l blend. Short a. 4 letters. Tall: l, d. Tails: g.
  • plum The p and the l blend. Short u. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • sled The s and the l blend. Short e. 4 letters. Tall: l, d.

Double l at the end, as in ball 6

  • ball Double l, said once. The a says aw, as in wall. 4 letters. Tall: b, l, l.
  • bell Short e, then double l. 4 letters. Tall: b, l, l.
  • doll Short o, then double l. 4 letters. Tall: d, l, l.
  • hill Short i, then double l. 4 letters. Tall: h, l, l.
  • shell The sh is one sound. Short e, then double l. 5 letters. Tall: h, l, l.
  • wall Rhymes with ball. 4 letters. Tall: l, l.

le at the end, as in apple 3

  • apple Double p, and the le at the end says ul. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p, p.
  • table Long a, and the le at the end says ul. 5 letters. Tall: t, b, l.
  • turtle The ur says er, and the le at the end says ul. 6 letters. Tall: t, t, l.

Silent l, as in walk 8

  • calf A young cow. Rhymes with half, and the l is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • chalk Rhymes with walk. The ch is one sound and the l is silent. 5 letters. Tall: h, l, k.
  • could The l is silent. It was added to the spelling in the 1500s to match would and should. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • half The l is silent. Short a, then f. 4 letters. Tall: h, l, f.
  • should The l is silent. Rhymes with could and would. 6 letters. Tall: h, l, d.
  • talk Rhymes with walk. The l is silent. 4 letters. Tall: t, l, k.
  • walk The l is silent. The a says aw. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • would The l is silent. Sounds the same as wood. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.

Names and places with a capital L 19

  • Lagos The largest city in Nigeria. Capital L and 4 lowercase letters. Tails: g.
  • Laos The only country in Southeast Asia with no coast. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Latvia One of the three Baltic states in northern Europe. Capital L and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Leah A first name. The h at the end is silent. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: h.
  • Lebanon A country in West Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea. Capital L and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: b.
  • Leo A first name with two beats: Le, o. Capital L and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Liam A first name with two beats: Li, am. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Libya A country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea. Capital L and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: b. Tails: y.
  • Lily A first name and a flower. The letter l comes twice, once as a capital. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Lima The capital of Peru and its largest city. Say LEE-ma. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Lisbon The capital of Portugal. The s says z. Capital L and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: b.
  • Logan A first name. Long o. Two beats: Lo, gan. Capital L and 4 lowercase letters. Tails: g.
  • Lola A first name. Long o, and the letter l comes twice. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • London The capital, and the largest city, of England and the United Kingdom. Capital L and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Los Angeles The most populous city in California. 2 capitals and 8 lowercase letters in 2 words. Tall: l. Tails: g.
  • Louisiana A U.S. state in the South. 9 letters, and 6 of them are vowels. Capital L and 8 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Lucy A first name. The c says s and the y says long e. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters. Tails: y.
  • Luke A first name. Long u with a silent e. Capital L and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: k.
  • Luna A first name, from the Latin word for the moon. Capital L and 3 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). Words whose l is heard by some speakers and not others (palm, calm) were left out. Licence: own work

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Letter rows and word rows 7

  • ball bell hill doll wall Five words that end in double l.
  • blue clap flag glad plum sled Six blends with l as the second letter: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl.
  • could would should Three words that rhyme, each with a silent l.
  • l I 1 Lowercase l, capital I and the number 1. In this letter style the l is a plain line, the I has a bar at each end, and the 1 has a flag and a base.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • L l L l L l L l Capital and lowercase in turn. The lowercase l is the taller one each time.
  • lap leg lid lock luck One L word for each short vowel, a e i o u.
  • walk talk chalk half calf Five words with a silent l.

Sentences with l at the front of words 7

  • A ladder leans on the wall. Two words that start with l and one that ends in double l.
  • A lamb is a young sheep. True. The b in lamb is silent.
  • A llama lives with a herd. True: llamas are social animals. Llama starts with a double l, said once.
  • I like to lick a lollipop. The letter l appears 5 times, and 3 of them are in lollipop.
  • Lemons and limes are sour. Two fruits that start with l. The letter l appears 2 times.
  • Lions live in Africa and India. True. The letter l appears 2 times, counting the capital.
  • Look at the little ladybug. Three words that start with l, and little has a second l near the end.

Sentences with double l 3

  • A small shell fell in the well. Four double l words in one line.
  • The bell is on the hill. Two double l words with short vowels.
  • Roll the ball to the wall. Three double l words. Ball and wall rhyme.

Sentences with a silent l 3

  • Half of ten is five. True, and half has a silent l.
  • I could draw with chalk. Two silent l words: could and chalk. The line has 2 l letters and no l sound at all.
  • We walk and talk at lunch. Walk and talk have a silent l. In lunch the l is heard.

Sentences with a capital L 5

  • Laos is a country with no coast. True. Laos is in Southeast Asia.
  • Lily and Leo live in Louisiana. Three capital L words. Lily has a lowercase l as well.
  • Lima is the capital of Peru. Lima is said LEE-ma.
  • Lisbon is the capital of Portugal. Two capital letters to trace: L for the city and P for the country.
  • London is the capital of England. A capital L for the city. The word capital here means the main city.

Count the letter l 4

  • L comes twelfth in the alphabet. True. Count along from A to check.
  • Little has the letter l two times. A capital L at the front and a lowercase l before the last e.
  • Lollipop has the letter l three times. A capital L at the front and two lowercase l letters side by side.
  • The Roman numeral L means 50. True. The letter l appears 2 times: once inside numeral and once as the capital. There are 2 digits to trace.

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 L tracing worksheets open with 3 dotted rows of capital L and 3 of lowercase l, then lion and leaf, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 81 rows and words for 55 L words and 8 with a silent l.

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Page 1 is letters, page 2 is words

At Large (19 mm), page 1 has 18 capital L's, 6 to a row, and 30 lowercase l's in 5 pairs to a row. Page 2 has lion and leaf 9 times each. Words typed into the Words box replace all four sample rows. To keep L and l l, press them first in Pick from the 81 rows and words.

Sort L words by where the l sits

L says one sound, so the list is sorted by place. Start with short words with l at the front: leg, lip, lid, lap. Blends such as blue and flag put l second. Ball, bell and hill end in a double l said once. Walk, half and could carry an l nobody says, so leave those 8 for later.

  • Say it aloud: capital L goes down, then along the baseline. Lowercase l goes down and stops.
  • Type l I 1 in the Words box: l is plain, I has two bars, 1 has a flag.
  • Lip and lid fit 4 times across a row at Large, more than any other word listed.

Questions and answers

Why is lowercase l taller than capital L on the sheet?

Capitals in this letter style stop under the top line, about 17 mm up at Large. Tall lowercase letters such as l and k reach 19 mm. Type Ll in the Words box: which is taller? The other letters sit on the same lines.

Why is there an l in walk and could?

Walk, talk and chalk once had a spoken l. It dropped out of most accents and the spelling stayed. Could is different: its l was added to the spelling in the 1500s to match would and should. All 8 such words share one group.

Can I print a name such as Lucy or Liam?

Yes. Pick from the 81 rows and words has 9 L first names to press. The Words box takes any name up to 30 characters. Lucy and Liam fit twice across a row. Share links hold what you typed, so leave student names out.

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