Letter U Tracing Worksheets

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Rows of the letter 3

  • U Capital U. The starting dot sits at the top left, a little under the top line. At Large 5 fit across a row on Letter and on A4, so 3 rows give 15 to trace.
  • u u u u Lowercase u 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 left, just under the dashed line.
  • Uu Capital and lowercase side by side: 4 pairs to a row on Letter, 3 on A4. Both dots sit at the top left. In this letter style capital U is a plain cup, and lowercase u ends in a short stick on the right.
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Short u at the start, as in up 14

  • udder The part of a cow, goat or sheep that gives milk. Double d in the middle, said once. 5 letters. Tall: d, d.
  • umbrella Short u at the start and double l near the end. The word comes from umbra, Latin for shade. 8 letters. Tall: b, l, l.
  • umpire The official who makes the calls in a baseball game. The silent e makes the i say its name. 6 letters. Tails: p.
  • uncle The brother of a mother or father, or the husband of an aunt. The c says k and the le says ul. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • under Short u, then the er sound. It fits 2 times across a row, so 3 rows give 6 to trace. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • underground Under and ground in one word. It has the letter u 2 times and fits once across a row. 11 letters. Tall: d, d. Tails: g.
  • understand Under and stand in one word. Only the first vowel is a u. 10 letters. Tall: d, t, d.
  • up Short u, the sound to teach first. It fits 4 times across a row, so 3 rows give 12 to trace. 2 letters. Tails: p.
  • uphill Up and hill in one word. The p and the h keep their own sounds, so there is no f sound here. 6 letters. Tall: h, l, l. Tails: p.
  • upset Two small words in one: up and set. Both vowels are short. 5 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • upside Half of upside down. The silent e makes the i say its name. 6 letters. Tall: d. Tails: p.
  • upstairs Up and stairs in one word. The air in stairs says air. 8 letters. Tall: t. Tails: p.
  • us Short u, and the s keeps its hiss. It fits 4 times across a row. 2 letters, both the same height.
  • usher The person who shows people to their seats. The sh needs two letters for one sound. 5 letters. Tall: h.

Words that start with un 10

  • undo Un at the front turns an action around: to undo a knot is to take it out. The o says oo. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • unfair Not fair. The air says air. 6 letters. Tall: f.
  • unhappy Here un means not: not happy. Double p, and the y says long e. 7 letters. Tall: h. Tails: p, p, y.
  • unkind Not kind. The i says its name. 6 letters. Tall: k, d.
  • unlock The opposite of lock. Short u, then short o. 6 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • unpack The opposite of pack. The ck says k. 6 letters. Tall: k. Tails: p.
  • unplug The opposite of plug. It has the letter u 2 times, both short. 6 letters. Tall: l. Tails: p, g.
  • untie The opposite of tie. The ie says long i. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • unwrap The opposite of wrap. The w is written but not said. 6 letters. Tails: p.
  • unzip The opposite of zip. Both vowels are short. 5 letters. Tails: p.

Long u at the start, as in unicorn 16

  • U-turn A turn that sends a car back the way it came. It is named for its shape, and the U says its own name. Capital U and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t.
  • ukulele A small instrument of the lute family, made popular in Hawaii. It has the letter u 2 times. 7 letters. Tall: k, l, l.
  • unicorn Long u: the word begins like the word you. A legendary animal with one horn on its forehead. 7 letters, all the same height.
  • unicycle It touches the ground with one wheel. The first c says s and the second says k. 8 letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • uniform Clothes that are the same for everyone in a team or a school. It begins like the word you. 7 letters. Tall: f.
  • union A group that has joined together. It begins like the word you. 5 letters, all the same height.
  • unique One of a kind. Long u at the start, and a silent u near the end: the que says k. 6 letters. Tails: q.
  • unison A class that reads in unison reads the same words at the same time. 6 letters, all the same height.
  • unit One of something. An inch is a unit of length. Long u, then short i. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • unite To join together. The silent e makes the i say its name. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • universe All of space and everything in it. Long u at the start, silent e at the end. 8 letters, all the same height.
  • use Long u and a silent e. When use is an action, as in use a pencil, the s says z. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • useful Use plus ful. Here the s says s. It has the letter u 2 times. 6 letters. Tall: f, l.
  • user A person who uses something. The s says z and the er says er. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • usual Long u, and the s says zh, the sound in the middle of treasure. It has the letter u 2 times. 5 letters. Tall: l.
  • utensil A fork, a spoon or a whisk. The stress falls on the second beat: u, TEN, sil. 7 letters. Tall: t, l.

Other sounds at the start: ur and a quick uh 4

  • upon The u is a quick uh, as in once upon a time. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • urchin A sea urchin is a round, spiny sea animal. The ur says er. 6 letters. Tall: h.
  • urge A strong wish to do something. The ur says er, and the ge says j. 4 letters. Tails: g.
  • urgent It cannot wait. The ur says er, and the g says j. 6 letters. Tall: t. Tails: g.

u in the middle of a word 14

  • bug Short u. It rhymes with mug, jug and hug, which are all in this list. 3 letters. Tall: b. Tails: g.
  • bus Short u between two consonants. It fits 3 times across a row. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • cube Long u inside a word: the silent e makes the u say its name. 4 letters. Tall: b.
  • cup Short u. The c says k. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • drum Short u after the dr blend. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • duck Short u. The ck says k. 4 letters. Tall: d, k.
  • flute Here u with a silent e says oo, without the y sound that cube has. 5 letters. Tall: f, l, t.
  • hug Short u. Swap the h for m or j and the sound of the u stays the same. 3 letters. Tall: h. Tails: g.
  • jug Short u between two letters with tails. 3 letters. Tails: j, g.
  • mug Short u. The m and the u both start at the top left, just under the dashed line. 3 letters. Tails: g.
  • mule The foal of a male donkey and a female horse. Long u, as in cube. 4 letters. Tall: l.
  • nut Short u. The n and the u sit side by side here, the pair that children swap. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • sun Short u. The Sun is a star, the one at the center of the Solar System. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • tub Short u. Read it backwards and it says but, another short u word. 3 letters. Tall: t, b.

Words that end in u 5

  • emu A bird of Australia that cannot fly. It is the tallest bird native to that country. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • gnu Another name for the wildebeest, an antelope of Africa. The g is silent. 3 letters. Tails: g.
  • menu The list of food to choose from. The u at the end says its name. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • tutu The costume a dancer wears in a classical ballet. It has the letter u 2 times, and both say oo. 4 letters. Tall: t, t.
  • you The word sounds just like the name of the letter u. 3 letters. Tails: y.

Names and places with a capital U 17

  • Uganda A country in East Africa with no sea coast. Capital U and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: d. Tails: g.
  • Ukraine Europe's second largest country, behind Russia. Capital U and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: k.
  • Ulaanbaatar The capital of Mongolia, and by average yearly temperature the world's coldest capital. Capital U and 10 lowercase letters. Tall: l, b, t.
  • Uluru A huge sandstone rock near the center of Australia. It has the letter u 3 times. Capital U and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Ulysses A first name. The U says its own name and the y says short i. Three s letters. Capital U and 6 lowercase letters. Tall: l. Tails: y.
  • Uma A first name of 3 letters. It fits 2 times across a row. Capital U and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Umar A first name of 4 letters. It fits 2 times across a row. Capital U and 3 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Una A first name. Capital U sits next to lowercase n here: the same curve, turned over. Capital U and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • United States The U says its own name. It fits once across a row. 2 capitals and 10 lowercase letters in 2 words. Tall: t, d, t, t.
  • Urals The Ural Mountains form part of the line between Europe and Asia. Capital U and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Uranus Planet number seven from the Sun. It has the letter u 2 times. Capital U and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Uri A short first name. The r starts at the same top left dot as a lowercase u. Capital U and 2 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Uriel A first name of 5 letters. It fits 2 times across a row. Capital U and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Ursula A first name. In American English the Ur says er. It has the letter u 2 times. Capital U and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Uruguay A country in South America that borders Argentina and Brazil. It has the letter u 3 times. Capital U and 6 lowercase letters. Tails: g, y.
  • Utah A state in the western United States. It became the 45th state in 1896, and its capital is Salt Lake City. Capital U and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: t, h.
  • Uzbekistan A country in Central Asia. Every country around it is landlocked too. Capital U and 9 lowercase letters. Tall: b, k, 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, animals and the letter on en.wikipedia.org (checked 2026-09-19). Licence: own work

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Letter rows and word rows 7

  • bus sun cup bug mug Short u in the middle of five 3-letter words.
  • n u n u n u The pair that gets swapped. Both start at the same top left dot. The n has its hump at the top and the u has its cup at the bottom, so check which way the curve opens.
  • U u U u U u U u Capital and lowercase in turn. Both start at the top left, so the pencil learns one starting place at two heights.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • u v w u v w Three neighbors in the alphabet, and all three start at the top left dot. The u is round at the bottom, where v and w come to a point.
  • undo unzip untie unlock Four un words. Each one turns an action around.
  • up us under upset Four words that start with short u, shortest first.
  • use unit unicorn Three words that start with long u. Each one begins like the word you.

Sentences with short u 5

  • A duck had fun in the mud. Short u in duck, fun and mud.
  • The bug is under the rug. Short u three times: bug, under and rug. Two of the words rhyme.
  • Put the umbrella up. Umbrella and up have short u. Put looks the same but has the vowel of foot, so it is the odd one out.
  • Uncle Gus runs for the bus. Four short u words, and Gus rhymes with bus. The letter u appears 4 times, counting the capital.
  • Unzip the bag and unpack it. Two un words in one sentence, both with short u.

Sentences with long u 5

  • A unicorn has one horn. True of the legend. We say a unicorn, not an unicorn, because the word starts with a y sound.
  • A unicycle has one wheel. True. Again it is a unicycle, where it would be an umbrella.
  • Uma plays the ukulele. Ukulele begins like the word you. The letter u appears 3 times in the line, counting the capital.
  • Use the blue glue. Use begins like the word you. In blue and glue the ue says plain oo.
  • You and I can sing in unison. You and unison start with the same sound, spelled two ways.

True sentences with a capital U 7

  • The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar. True. The longest word on this page sits at the end of the line.
  • Uganda is in East Africa. True. It has no sea coast.
  • Ukraine and Uruguay are countries. True: one is in Europe and one is in South America. Two capitals to trace.
  • Uluru is a huge rock in Australia. True: it is made of sandstone and stands near the center of the country.
  • The Urals run between Europe and Asia. True: the mountains form part of the line between the two.
  • Uranus is the seventh planet. True, counting out from the Sun. The letter u appears 2 times, counting the capital.
  • Utah became the 45th state in 1896. True. One capital U and no other u in the line.

True sentences about the letter 2

  • Long ago U and V were one letter. True. Printers still used V for the capital well into the 1600s.
  • U is the fifth vowel: a, e, i, o, u. True. It is also the 21st letter of the alphabet.

Count the letter u 3

  • Ukulele has the letter u two times. One capital and one lowercase. The rest of the word is k, l and e.
  • Uluru has the letter u three times. Count them: one capital and two lowercase.
  • Uncle Gus hums a tune under the sun. The letter u appears 6 times in this line, counting the capital. Circle them before tracing.

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 2026-09-19). Licence: own work

How it works

These letter U tracing worksheets print as 2 pages. Dotted capital U and lowercase u fill the first. The words up and under fill the second. An empty row follows each set. Below, 61 U words are sorted by sound.

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U and u, then up and under

At Large (19 mm), page 1 holds 15 capital U's and 24 lowercase u's. Page 2 holds up 12 times and under 6. Both letters start at a dot on the top left: near the top line for U, just under the dashed line for u. Typed words replace all four sample rows. To keep the letter rows, type U on line 1 of the Words box and u u u u on line 2.

Short u first, long u later

Start with short u: up, us, under, umbrella. Unicorn, uniform and unit start like the word you. Ten un words, such as undo and unzip, reuse the short u. Keep put, push and full off the sheet: they have the vowel of foot.

  • For lowercase u, from the dot: down, around, up, then straight back down. Capital U skips the last stroke.
  • For the board: U and V were one letter for centuries, which is why W is called double u.

Questions and answers

How do I make letter U tracing worksheets preschool hands can manage?

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

Why is it a unicorn but an umbrella?

The choice between a and an follows the first sound, not the first letter. Umbrella starts with a vowel sound, so it takes an. Unicorn, uniform and unit start with the y sound of the word you, a consonant sound, so they take a.

What helps a child who mixes up u and n?

Shape does the work: n has a hump on top, u has a cup below. The dot will not help: here u and n both begin at the top left. Print nut, sun or under, where the two meet. See other letters for more pairs.

Can I print my own words or a name?

Yes. Type them into the Words box, one per line, and they replace the sample rows. At Large, up fits 4 times across a row, bus 3 times and Uma twice. A share link carries whatever you typed, so keep student names out of links.

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