Letter R Tracing Worksheets

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NameDateratratratratratratratratratrugrugrugrugrugrugrugrugrugMade at homeroomtools.com
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Rows of the letter 3

  • R Capital R. 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.
  • r r r Lowercase r in groups of 3. At Large 3 groups fit across a row on Letter and on A4, so a row holds 9. The dot sits at the left, just under the dashed line.
  • Rr Capital and lowercase side by side, 4 pairs to a row. Capital R has a bump and a leg; lowercase r is a short line and a small arch.
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R words with a short vowel, as in rat 12

  • rabbit Two beats: rab, bit. The double b is said once. 6 letters. Tall: b, b, t.
  • radish A small red root vegetable. Two beats: rad, ish. 6 letters. Tall: d, h.
  • rat Short a, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • red Short e. Change one letter of rod or rid to make it. 3 letters. Tall: d.
  • rest Short e, and the s and the t blend at the end. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • rib Short i, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • ribbon Two beats: rib, bon. The double b is said once. 6 letters. Tall: b, b.
  • river Two beats: riv, er. Short i, and the er is one sound. 5 letters, all the same height.
  • rock Short o, and the ck at the end is one sound. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • rocket Two beats: rock, et. Short o in the first beat. 6 letters. Tall: k, t.
  • rug Short u, and every letter says its usual sound. 3 letters. Tails: g.
  • run Short u. Rhymes with sun and fun. 3 letters, all the same height.

R words with a long vowel, as in rain 9

  • rain The ai says long a. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • rainbow Two words in one: rain and bow. Both vowels are long. 7 letters. Tall: b.
  • rake Long a with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • reef A ridge of rock or coral near the top of the sea. The double e says long e. 4 letters. Tall: f.
  • rice Long i, and the ce says s. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • ride Long i with a silent e. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • road The oa says long o. Sounds the same as rode. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • robot Two beats: ro, bot. Long o in the first beat. 5 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • rope Long o with a silent e. 4 letters. Tails: p.

R words with other vowel sounds, as in round 5

  • raw The aw is one sound. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • rooster A male chicken. The double o says oo. 7 letters. Tall: t.
  • round The ou says ow, as in cow. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • royal The oy is one sound, as in boy. 5 letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • ruler The u says the oo of moon, and the er is one sound. 5 letters. Tall: l.

R right after another consonant, as in tree 10

  • brick The b and the r blend, and the ck is one sound. 5 letters. Tall: b, k.
  • crab The c and the r blend. Short a. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • dress The d and the r blend, and the double s says one s. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • frog The f and the r blend. Short o. 4 letters. Tall: f. Tails: g.
  • grape The g and the r blend. Long a with a silent e. 5 letters. Tails: g, p.
  • green The g and the r blend, and the double e says long e. 5 letters. Tails: g.
  • prize The p and the r blend. Long i, and the z is its own sound. 5 letters. Tails: p.
  • three The th is one sound, and the r follows it. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • train The t and the r blend, and the ai says long a. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • tree The t and the r blend, and the double e says long e. 4 letters. Tall: t.

R after a vowel, as in car 10

  • bird The ir says er. 4 letters. Tall: b, d.
  • car The ar is one sound. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • corn The or is one sound. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • fur The ur says er. 3 letters. Tall: f.
  • girl The ir says er, then l. 4 letters. Tall: l. Tails: g.
  • horse The or is one sound, and the e at the end is silent. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • jar The ar is one sound. Rhymes with car and star. 3 letters. Tails: j.
  • shark The sh is one sound, then ar and k. 5 letters. Tall: h, k.
  • star The s and the t blend, then ar. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • turtle Two beats: tur, tle. The ur says er. 6 letters. Tall: t, t, l.

The r sound behind a silent w or h, as in write 8

  • rhino Short for rhinoceros. The h after the r is silent. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • rhyme The h is silent, and the y says long i. 5 letters. Tall: h. Tails: y.
  • wrap Starts with the r sound. The w is silent. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • wreath A ring of leaves or flowers. The w is silent, and the ea says long e. 6 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • wren A small brown songbird. The w is silent. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • wrist Starts with the r sound. The w is silent. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • write Starts with the r sound. The w is silent. Sounds the same as right. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • wrong Starts with the r sound. The w is silent. 5 letters. Tails: g.

Names and places with a capital R 13

  • Rachel A first name. The ch says the ch of chin. Capital R and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: h, l.
  • Rafael A first name with three beats. Capital R and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: f, l.
  • Ravi A first name with two beats: Ra, vi. Capital R and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Rhode Island The smallest U.S. state by area. The h is silent, and so is the s in Island. Capital R and 10 lowercase letters. Tall: h, d, l, d.
  • Riley A first name. Long i in the first beat. Capital R and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Rita A first name. The i says long e. Capital R and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • Romania A country in Central and Southeastern Europe. Capital R and 6 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Rome The capital city of Italy. Capital R and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Rosa A first name. Long o in the first beat. Capital R and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Ruby A first name. The u says the oo of moon. Capital R and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: b. Tails: y.
  • Russia The largest country in the world by area. Capital R and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Rwanda A country in Africa with no coast. Capital R and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Ryan A first name with two beats: Ry, an. Capital R and 3 lowercase letters. 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 and the letter on en.wikipedia.org (checked 2026-09-23). Licence: own work

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Letter rows and word rows 5

  • car star jar bird fur Five words where r follows a vowel.
  • r n r n r n Lowercase r and n start at the same dot, just under the dashed line.
  • R r R r R r Capital and lowercase in turn: a bump and a leg, then a short line and a small arch.
  • rat red rib rock rug One R word for each short vowel, a e i o u.
  • tree frog crab brick Four words where r follows another consonant.
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Sentences with r at the front of words 5

  • A red rabbit ran. Three words that start with r.
  • Rain on the road made a river. Three words that start with r, one with a capital.
  • Rake the rug, then rest. Three words that start with r, and a comma to trace.
  • The robot can ride a rocket. Three words that start with r.
  • The rooster sat on a rope. Rooster and rope start with r.

Sentences with r after another consonant 3

  • A crab hid by the brick. Crab and brick both put r second.
  • The frog ate a green grape. Three words where r follows another consonant: frog, green, grape.
  • Three trains cross the bridge. Four words with r second: three, trains, cross, bridge.

Sentences with ar, er, ir, or and ur 3

  • A shark and a turtle swim. Shark has ar and turtle has ur.
  • The bird sat on the car. In bird the ir says er; in car the ar is one sound.
  • Her horse ate the corn. Three words with r after a vowel: her, horse, corn.

Sentences with a silent w or h beside r 2

  • I wrap the wreath. Wrap and wreath start with the r sound. The w is silent.
  • Write the rhyme on your wrist. Write and wrist hide a silent w; rhyme hides a silent h.

Sentences with a capital R 5

  • Rhode Island is a small state. True: it is the smallest U.S. state by area.
  • Rome is the capital of Italy. True. A capital R for the city and a capital I for the country.
  • Ruby and Ryan run a race. Two names with a capital R, then run and race.
  • Russia is the largest country. True, by area.
  • Rwanda is a country in Africa. True. Rwanda has no coast.

Count the letter r 4

  • Carrot and cherry have a rr. The double r is said as one r in each word.
  • Mirror has the letter r 3 times. The double r in the middle and one r at the end.
  • R is the eighteenth letter. True. Count along from A to check.
  • Racecar reads the same both ways. Trace it, then read it from the last letter to the first.

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 R tracing worksheets open with 3 dotted rows of capital R and 3 of lowercase r, then rat and rug, each with an empty row. Open Pick from the 70 rows and words for 41 R words.

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Two pages at Large

Page 1 is the letter: 6 capital R's to a row on Letter, 5 on A4, then lowercase r in 3 groups of 3. Capital R starts at the top of its straight line. Typing in the Words box clears all four sample rows; to keep R and r r r, press them first in Pick from the 70 rows and words.

Where the r sits

Start at the front with rat, red, rib, rock and rug, one per short vowel. Then r second, blended: tree, frog, crab. After a vowel the r changes it: car, bird, fur, corn. Write, wrist and wrap start with the r sound behind a silent w.

  • Type r n in the Words box: both start at the same dot, just under the dashed line.
  • Rib, jar and the Rr pair fit 4 times across a row on Letter at Large.

Questions and answers

Why does write start with a w?

The w is written but not said, so write, wrist, wrap, wrong, wren and wreath all start with the r sound. They sit in one group of the letter R tracing page with rhino and rhyme, whose h is silent.

What happens to the r in car and bird?

After a vowel, r joins it to make one sound: ar in car and star, er in bird, girl, fur and turtle, or in corn and horse. The 10 such words share their own group on the letter r tracing sheets.

Can I trace a name like Ruby or Ryan?

Yes. Pick from the 70 rows and words has 8 R first names, from Ruby and Ryan to Rafael and Rita. Or type any name in the Words box. A share link holds your typed text, so keep student names out.

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