Letter M Tracing Worksheets

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NameDateMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm m mm m mm m mm m mm m mm m mMade at homeroomtools.com
NameDatemapmapmapmapmapmapmapmapmapmopmopmopmopmopmopmopmopmopMade at homeroomtools.com
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Rows of the letter 3

  • M Capital M. The starting dot sits at the left of the letter, high up near the top line. M is wide, so 5 fit across a row at Large on Letter and 4 on A4.
  • m m m Lowercase m in groups of 3. At Large 2 groups fit across a row on Letter and on A4, so a row holds 6. The dot sits at the left, just under the dashed line.
  • Mm Capital and lowercase side by side, 3 pairs to a row. Capital M has four straight strokes; lowercase m has two humps.
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M words with a short vowel, as in map 13

  • magnet Two beats: mag, net. Short a, then short e. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tails: g.
  • man Short a. The m and the n both use humps. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • map Short a, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • mask Short a, and the s and the k blend at the end. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • mat Short a. Rhymes with cat and hat. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • melon Two beats: mel, on. Short e in the first beat. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • mess Short e, and the double s says one s. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • milk Short i, and the l and the k blend at the end. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • mitten Two beats: mit, ten. The double t is said once. 6 letters. Tall: t, t.
  • mix Short i. The x says ks. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • mop Short o. Change one letter of map to make it. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • mud Short u, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • muffin Two beats: muf, fin. The double f is said once. 6 letters. Tall: f, f.

M words with a long vowel, as in mine 11

  • mail The ai says long a. Sounds the same as male. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • make Long a with a silent e, and the k is its own sound. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • maple A tree whose sap is boiled into syrup. Long a in the first beat. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • me The e says its name. One of the shortest words to trace. 2 letters, all the same height.
  • meal The ea says long e. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • mice More than one mouse. Long i, and the ce says s. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • mine Long i with a silent e. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • mole Long o with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • motor Two beats: mo, tor. Long o in the first beat. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • mule The u says its name, you, with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • music Two beats: mu, sic. The u says its name, and the s says z. 5 letters, all the same height.

M words with other vowel sounds, as in moon 9

  • mall The a says aw before the double l. 4 letters. Tall: l, l.
  • market Two beats: mar, ket. The ar is one sound. 6 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • mermaid Two beats: mer, maid. The er is one sound and the ai says long a. 7 letters. Tall: d.
  • monkey The o says the u of up, and the n says ng before the k. 6 letters. Tall: k. Tails: y.
  • moon The double o says the oo of food. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • moose The largest kind of deer. The double o says oo, and the se says s. 5 letters, all the same height.
  • more The or is one sound. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • mouse The ou says ow, as in cow. 5 letters, all the same height.
  • mouth The ou says ow, and the th at the end is one sound. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.

M at the end of a word, as in drum 8

  • arm The ar is one sound, then m. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • dream The ea says long e, then m. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • drum Short u. The m is the last sound. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • gum Short u. The m is the last sound. 3 letters. Tails: g.
  • ham Short a. The m is the last sound. 3 letters. Tall: h.
  • jam Short a. Rhymes with ham. 3 letters. Tails: j.
  • plum The p and the l blend, then short u and m. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • swim The s and the w blend, then short i and m. 4 letters, all the same height.

M in the middle of a word, as in lemon 6

  • animal Three beats: an, i, mal. 6 letters. Tall: l.
  • camel Two beats: cam, el. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • hammer Double m in the middle, said once. 6 letters. Tall: h.
  • lemon Two beats: lem, on. The m starts the second beat when you say it slowly. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • summer Double m in the middle, said once. The er is one sound. 6 letters, all the same height.
  • tomato Three beats: to, ma, to. The m sits in the middle beat. 6 letters. Tall: t, t.

M with a silent b after it, as in lamb 6

  • climb Long i, and the b after the m is silent. 5 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • comb Long o, and the b after the m is silent. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • crumb The c and the r blend. The b after the m is silent. 5 letters. Tall: b.
  • lamb A young sheep. The b after the m is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • limb An arm, a leg or a branch. The b after the m is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l, b.
  • thumb The th is one sound, and the b after the m is silent. 5 letters. Tall: t, h, b.

Names and places with a capital M 18

  • Maine A U.S. state in New England, in the northeast. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • March The third month of the year. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: h.
  • Maria A first name with three beats. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Mars The fourth planet from the Sun. Capital M and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Mason A first name. Long a in the first beat. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Mateo A first name with three beats. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Max A first name. Short a, and the x says ks. Capital M and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • May The fifth month of the year. Capital M and 2 lowercase letters. Tails: y.
  • Maya A first name with two beats: Ma, ya. Capital M and 3 lowercase letters. Tails: y.
  • Mercury The first planet from the Sun. Capital M and 6 lowercase letters. Tails: y.
  • Mexico A country in North America. Capital M and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Mia A first name with two beats: Mi, a. Capital M and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Michigan A U.S. state called the Great Lakes State. The ch says sh. Capital M and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: h. Tails: g.
  • Mike A first name. Long i with a silent e. Capital M and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: k.
  • Miles A first name. Long i with a silent e, and the s says z. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Molly A first name. Double l in the middle, said once. Capital M and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l. Tails: y.
  • Monday A day of the week. The o says the u of up. Capital M and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: d. Tails: y.
  • Montana A U.S. state in the West, known as Big Sky Country. Capital M 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, planets and the letter on en.wikipedia.org (checked 2026-09-23). Licence: own work

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Letter rows and word rows 5

  • ham jam gum arm drum Five short words that end in m.
  • lamb thumb comb crumb Four words with a silent b after the m.
  • M m M m M m Capital and lowercase in turn: four straight strokes, then two humps.
  • m n m n m n Two humps, then one. The dot of each sits in the same place, just under the dashed line.
  • map mess mix mop mud One M word for each short vowel, a e i o u.
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Sentences with m at the front of words 6

  • A mouse ate the melon. The ou of mouse says ow.
  • A mule can pull a cart. The u in mule says its name, you.
  • Meet me at the mall, Max. Four words that start with m, and a comma to trace.
  • Mom made me a muffin. Four words that start with m, one with a capital.
  • The moose is by the moon. Moose and moon both have the double o sound.
  • My mitten is on the mat. Three words that start with m.

Sentences with m at the end of words 4

  • The drum made a boom. Drum and boom end in m, and made starts with it.
  • I dream of a warm room. Three words that end in m.
  • I swim in the summer. Swim ends in m. Summer has a double m, said once.
  • Jam and ham on a plum? Three words that end in m, and a question mark to trace.

Sentences with a silent b after m 2

  • The lamb ate a crumb. In lamb and crumb the b after the m is silent.
  • My thumb hurt on the climb. Thumb and climb both end in a silent b.

Sentences with a capital M 6

  • Maine is in New England. True. Maine is a U.S. state in the northeast.
  • Mars is the fourth planet. True, counting out from the Sun.
  • Max and Mia made a map. Two names with a capital M, then made and map.
  • May comes after March. True: March is the third month and May the fifth, with April between.
  • Mercury is next to the Sun. True: Mercury is the first planet from the Sun.
  • Mexico is in North America. True. A capital M for the country and capitals N and A for the continent.

Count the letter m 4

  • Hammer and summer have a mm. The double m is said once in each word.
  • M is the thirteenth letter. True. Count along from A to check.
  • Mom reads the same both ways. Trace it, then read it from the last letter to the first.
  • Mommy has the letter m 3 times. One capital M and a double m in the middle.

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 2026-09-23). Licence: own work

How it works

These letter M tracing worksheets open with 3 dotted rows of capital M and 3 of lowercase m, then map and mop, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 74 rows and words for 51 M words.

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Two pages at Large

Page 1 is the letter: 5 capital M's to a row on Letter, 4 on A4, then lowercase m in 2 groups of 3. Capital M starts at the dot high on its left. Typing in the Words box clears all four sample rows; to keep M and m m m, press them first in Pick from the 74 rows and words.

What comes after the m

Start with map, mess, mix, mop and mud, one per short vowel. Then long vowels (mine, mule) and other sounds: moon, mouse, and monkey, where the o says u. At the end, m keeps its sound (drum, swim), but a b after it is silent: lamb, thumb, climb.

  • Type m n in the Words box: two humps, then one, from the same starting dot.
  • Mermaid, monkey and Michigan fit once across a row on Letter at Large. Map, mix and jam fit 3 times.

Questions and answers

How is capital M different from lowercase m on the sheet?

Capital M is four straight strokes and reaches up near the top line. Lowercase m is a short line and two humps under the dashed line. The Mm row prints the two side by side, 3 pairs to a row.

Why is there a b in lamb and thumb?

It is written but not said. On this letter M tracing page, lamb, thumb, comb, climb, crumb and limb share one group, so a class can trace the m and spot the silent b together.

Can the letter m tracing sheets print a name like Mia?

Yes. Pick from the 74 rows and words has 9 M first names, from Max and Mia to Mateo and Miles. Or type any name in the Words box. A share link holds your typed text, so keep student names out.

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