Letter P Tracing Worksheets

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NameDatePPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPp p p pp p p pp p p pp p p pp p p pp p p pMade at homeroomtools.com
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Rows of the letter 3

  • P Capital P. The starting dot sits at the top left, where the straight line begins, the same place as on capital B and R. At Large 6 fit across a row, so 3 rows give 18 to trace.
  • p p p p Lowercase p in groups of 4. At Large 2 groups fit across a row, so 3 rows give 24 to trace. The starting dot sits at the top of the stick, just under the dashed line, and the stick ends below the baseline.
  • Pp Capital and lowercase side by side. The pair fits 4 times across a row. Capital P stands on the baseline; lowercase p hangs below it.
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Short words that start with p, as in pig 10

  • pad Short a. The p drops below the baseline and the d rises above the dashed line. 3 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • pan Short a. Swap the a for e and it says pen. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • pen Short e. Only the p leaves the middle band. It fits 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • pet Short e. Swap the t for n and it says pen. 3 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • pick Short i. The ck says k. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tails: p.
  • pig Short i. It starts with a tail (p) and ends with a tail (g). It fits 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tails: p, g.
  • pin Short i. Swap the i for a and it says pan. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • pop A p at each end and short o between them. 3 letters. Tails: p, p.
  • pot Short o. Spell it backward and it says top. 3 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • pup A p at each end and short u between them. 3 letters. Tails: p, p.

More words that start with p 20

  • paint The ai says long a. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • panda The giant panda is a bear from China, white with black patches. 5 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • paper Long a. Two p letters. 5 letters. Tails: p, p.
  • parrot Double r. A parrot has a strong curved beak. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • pea The ea says long e. A pea is a seed that grows in a pod. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • peach The ea says long e and the ch says ch. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p.
  • peanut The ea says long e. A peanut is a legume, and its pods grow under the ground. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • pear The ear says air here, not the ear of hear. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • pencil The c says s. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • penguin The gu says gw. Penguins are sea birds that cannot fly. 7 letters. Tails: p, g.
  • piano Most modern pianos have 88 keys. Hammers inside strike the strings. 5 letters. Tails: p.
  • pie The ie says long i. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • pineapple Three p letters. Two words in one: pine and apple. 9 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p, p, p.
  • pink Short i. The n and k say ngk. 4 letters. Tall: k. Tails: p.
  • pizza Double z. Pizza is an Italian dish. 5 letters. Tails: p.
  • pony Long o, and the y says long e. A pony is a small horse. 4 letters. Tails: p, y.
  • potato Long a in the middle. A potato is a tuber: it grows under the ground. 6 letters. Tall: t, t. Tails: p.
  • pumpkin Two p letters. A pumpkin is a kind of winter squash. 7 letters. Tall: k. Tails: p, p.
  • puppy Three p letters and a y: four tails in a five-letter word. 5 letters. Tails: p, p, p, y.
  • purple Two p letters. The ur says er. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p, p.

Words that start with pl or pr 12

  • plane Blend pl. Long a with a silent e. Short for airplane. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • planet Blend pl. Eight planets make up the Solar System. 6 letters. Tall: l, t. Tails: p.
  • plant Blend pl at the front and nt at the end. 5 letters. Tall: l, t. Tails: p.
  • plate Blend pl. Long a with a silent e. 5 letters. Tall: l, t. Tails: p.
  • platypus Two p letters. A mammal of eastern Australia that lays eggs. 8 letters. Tall: l, t. Tails: p, y, p.
  • play Blend pl. The ay says long a. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p, y.
  • plum Blend p and l: pl. Short u. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • plus Blend pl. Short u. The name of the + sign. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • present Blend pr. As a gift, the beat is at the front: PREZ ent. 7 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • pretzel Blend pr. A pretzel is baked in the shape of a knot. 7 letters. Tall: t, l. Tails: p.
  • print Blend pr at the front and nt at the end. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • prize Blend p and r: pr. Long i with a silent e. 5 letters. Tails: p.

When p does not say p: ph says f, and silent p 8

  • dolphin The ph in the middle says f. 7 letters. Tall: d, l, h. Tails: p.
  • elephant The ph in the middle says f. 8 letters. Tall: l, h, t. Tails: p.
  • pharmacy The ph says f, the c says s and the y says long e. 8 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p, y.
  • phone The ph says f. Long o with a silent e. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p.
  • phonics The ph says f, which makes phonics a tricky word to sound out. 7 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p.
  • photo The ph says f. Long o, twice. 5 letters. Tall: h, t. Tails: p.
  • psalm The p is silent: the word starts with an s sound. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • pterodactyl The p is silent: the word starts with a t sound. The name comes from Greek words for wing and finger. 11 letters. Tall: t, d, t, l. Tails: p, y.

Words that end in p 9

  • cap Short a. Swap the a for u and it says cup. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • cup Short u. The p at the end is the only letter with a tail. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • jump Two tails: j at the front and p at the end. The m and p blend. 4 letters. Tails: j, p.
  • lip Short i. One tall letter, one dotted letter and one tail. 3 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • map Short a. In this letter style m and p both start at the top left, just under the dashed line. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • nap Short a. Spell it backward and it says pan. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • sleep The ee says long e. Blend s and l at the front. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p.
  • soap The oa says long o. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • zip Short i. Add per and it says zipper. 3 letters. Tails: p.

Double p in the middle 5

  • apple Double p in the middle. Short a at the front. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p, p.
  • happy Double p in the middle, and the y says long e. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p, p, y.
  • hippo Double p in the middle. Short for hippopotamus. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p, p.
  • pepper Three p letters: one at the front and a double p in the middle. 6 letters. Tails: p, p, p.
  • zipper Double p in the middle. Zip plus per. 6 letters. Tails: p, p.

Names and places with a capital P 17

  • Pacific Ocean The largest and deepest ocean on Earth. 2 words, 2 capitals, 12 letters in all.
  • Paige A first name. The ai says long a and the g is soft. Capital P and 4 lowercase letters. Tails: g.
  • Panama A country at Central America's southern end. Every vowel in it is an a. Capital P and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Paris The capital of France. It stands on the river Seine. Capital P and 4 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Paul A first name. The au says aw. Capital P and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Pennsylvania A state of the United States, and a long word: it takes a whole row. Capital P and 11 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Penny A first name with short e, double n and a y that says long e. Capital P and 4 lowercase letters. Tails: y.
  • Peru A nation in the west of South America. Capital P and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Peter A first name with long e. Capital P and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Philip A first name where the Ph says f. It ends with a p that says p. Capital P and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: h, l. Tails: p.
  • Phoenix The capital of Arizona. The Ph says f. Capital P and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: h.
  • Piper A first name with long i. One capital P and one lowercase p. Capital P and 4 lowercase letters. Tails: p.
  • Pluto A dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt. Capital P and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, t.
  • Poland A country in Central Europe. Capital P and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l, d.
  • Polaris The North Star. It is in the constellation Ursa Minor. Capital P and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Portugal A country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the southwest of Europe. Capital P and 7 lowercase letters. Tall: t, l. Tails: g.
  • Prague The Czech Republic's capital. The ue at the end is silent. Capital P and 5 lowercase letters. Tails: g.

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 9

  • cup map nap zip cap Five short words that end in p.
  • happy hippo zipper pepper Double p in the middle of all four. The letter p appears 9 times.
  • p b p b p b Both start at the top of a stick on the left. The dot on b is up by the top line; the dot on p is just under the dashed line.
  • P B R P B R Three capitals whose dot sits in the same place, at the top left. B and R are a P with more added.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • P p P p P p P p Capital and lowercase in turn. Capital P stands on the baseline; lowercase p hangs below it.
  • p q p q p q Two letters with a straight tail. In this letter style p starts at the top of its stick, on the left, and q starts on its round part.
  • phone photo dolphin The ph says f in all three.
  • pig pen pan pot pup Five short words that start with p, one for each short vowel: i, e, a, o, u.
  • plum plant prize print Two pl words and two pr words.

Sentences with p at the front of words 5

  • Pam put a pink pig in a pen. Five words start with p, and pig ends in a tail as well.
  • The penguin plays the piano. A silly sentence with three p words, one of them a pl blend.
  • Penny picked a purple plum. Every word but one starts with p.
  • Peter paid for pizza and a pear. Four words start with p, and there is a double z to trace.
  • Please pass the pepper. Three words start with p, and pepper has three of its own.

Sentences with p at the end or in the middle 3

  • A pup can nap on my lap. Three words end in p: pup, nap, lap.
  • The happy hippo had an apple. Double p three times: happy, hippo, apple.
  • Pop the top and sip the soup. Four words end in p: Pop, top, sip, soup.

Sentences where ph says f 2

  • The elephant has my phone. The ph says f twice, once in the middle of a word and once at the front.
  • Phil took a photo of a dolphin. The ph says f three times: Phil, photo, dolphin.

True sentences with a capital P 9

  • A platypus is a mammal that lays eggs. True. The letter p appears 2 times in this line.
  • P is the sixteenth letter. True. One capital P and no lowercase p.
  • The Pacific is the largest ocean. True: it is also the deepest.
  • Paris is the capital of France. True. One capital P, one lowercase p.
  • Peanuts grow under the ground. True: the pods of the peanut plant grow under the ground.
  • Penguins are birds that cannot fly. True. Penguins have flippers for swimming.
  • Phoenix is the capital of Arizona. True, and the Ph says f.
  • Pluto is a dwarf planet. True. One capital P, one lowercase p.
  • Polaris is the North Star. True. Three capitals to trace: P, N and S.

Count the letter p 1

  • Pack a pear, a plum and a pepper. Circle every p before tracing: there are 6, counting the capital.

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 P tracing worksheets print 3 dotted rows of capital P and 3 of lowercase p, then pig and pen, each with an empty row. Below are 66 P words: p in front, pl and pr blends, ph words.

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Six capitals to a row, then pig and pen

At Large (19 mm), 3 rows hold 18 capital P's and 24 lowercase p's. Page 2 repeats pig and pen 9 times each. The stick of p runs about 6 mm under the baseline, about as far as g, j, q and y. Typed words replace all four sample rows. To keep the letter rows, type P on line 1 of the Words box and p p p p on line 2.

A steady sound, until h comes along

P says the same thing at the front of pig, at the end of cup and doubled in happy. The pl and pr group is for blending practice. Save phone, photo and dolphin for later: there ph says f. In pterodactyl and psalm the p is silent.

  • Classroom wording for lowercase p: from the dot, straight down through the baseline, back up the stick, then around.
  • For the board: P makes the sound of the Greek letter pi, yet looks like the Greek letter rho.

Questions and answers

How do I set up letter P tracing worksheets preschool children can manage?

Choose Extra large (26 mm) under Letter height, then open More options and set Rows to trace to 2. The sheet stays at 2 pages, with 4 lowercase p's to a row. Three traced rows would take 4 pages.

What helps a child who mixes up p with q or b?

Point at the printed dot. On p it sits at the top of the stick, just under the dashed line. On b it is up by the top line, and on q on the round part. Type p b p b in the Words box.

Why does ph say f in phone?

The spelling came with words borrowed from Greek, where ph stands for the letter phi. English says the pair as f: phone, photo, dolphin, elephant. The list keeps them in their own group, so a lesson on the p sound can leave them out.

Can I print a P name such as Paul or Penny?

Yes. Type it into the Words box and the sample rows make way. Paul and Penny fit twice across a row. Pennsylvania fills a row alone. A share link carries what was typed, so leave student names out of it. More letters: letter tracing worksheets.

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