Letter W Tracing Worksheets

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Rows of the letter 3

  • W Capital W, the widest letter on the sheet. The starting dot sits at the top of the left-hand line, a little under the top line. 4 fit across a row at Large, so 3 rows give 12 to trace.
  • w w Lowercase w in pairs. At Large 3 pairs fit across a row, so 3 rows give 18 to trace. The starting dot sits at the top left, just under the dashed line.
  • Ww Capital and lowercase side by side, 3 pairs to a row. Both are four slanted lines, and both rest on the baseline at two points.
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Words that start with w, as in web 17

  • wagon Short a. Two beats: wag, on. 5 letters. Tails: g.
  • walk The a says aw and the l is silent. 4 letters. Tall: l, k.
  • wall The a says aw, as it does in ball and tall. 4 letters. Tall: l, l.
  • water The a says aw, or ah for many American speakers. The er says er. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • weasel A small hunter with a long slender body and short legs. The ea says long e and the s says z. 6 letters. Tall: l.
  • web Short e. A spider makes its web from silk. 3 letters. Tall: b.
  • week Double e says long e. It sounds the same as weak. 4 letters. Tall: k.
  • wet Short e. It rhymes with net and pet. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • wig Short i. The g at the end hangs below the line. 3 letters. Tails: g.
  • win Short i. Three small letters, all the same height as the w. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • wind One spelling, two words: short i for moving air, long i in wind up a toy. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • window A w at each end. The ow says long o. 6 letters. Tall: d.
  • wing Short i. The ng is one sound. 4 letters. Tails: g.
  • wolf The largest wild member of the dog family. The o says the short oo in book. 4 letters. Tall: l, f.
  • wombat A short-legged marsupial from Australia, about a meter long. 6 letters. Tall: b, t.
  • wood The oo is the short one, as in book. It sounds the same as would. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • wool A fiber that comes from sheep. The oo is the short one. 4 letters. Tall: l.

Words where w changes the vowel after it, as in wand and worm 9

  • waffle After w the a says ah. Double f. 6 letters. Tall: f, f, l.
  • wallet After w the a says ah. Double l. 6 letters. Tall: l, l, t.
  • walrus A large sea mammal of the Arctic. After w the a says ah. 6 letters. Tall: l.
  • wand After w the a says ah, so wand rhymes with pond. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • wasp An insect that is not a bee and not an ant. After w the a says ah. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • watch After w the a says ah. The tch says ch. 5 letters. Tall: t, h.
  • word After w the or says er, so word rhymes with bird. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • world After w the or says er. Three consonants close the word: r, l, d. 5 letters. Tall: l, d.
  • worm After w the or says er, so worm rhymes with term. 4 letters, all the same height.

Words that start with wh, as in whale 9

  • whale A mammal that lives in the sea. Most speakers say wh as plain w. The silent e makes the a say its name. 5 letters. Tall: h, l.
  • what A question word. In American speech it most often rhymes with cut. 4 letters. Tall: h, t.
  • wheat A grass grown for its grain. The ea says long e. 5 letters. Tall: h, t.
  • wheel Double e says long e. 5 letters. Tall: h, l.
  • when A question word. Short e. 4 letters. Tall: h.
  • where A question word. It rhymes with air. 5 letters. Tall: h.
  • whistle The t is silent. 7 letters. Tall: h, t, l.
  • white The silent e makes the i say its name. 5 letters. Tall: h, t.
  • why A question word. The y says long i. 3 letters. Tall: h. Tails: y.

Words with a silent w, as in write and two 12

  • answer The w is silent: an, ser. 6 letters, all the same height.
  • sword The w is silent, so it starts like sore. 5 letters. Tall: d.
  • two The number 2. The w is silent. 3 letters. Tall: t.
  • who A question word. Here the w is silent and the h is heard: it rhymes with zoo. 3 letters. Tall: h.
  • whole The w is silent, so whole sounds the same as hole. 5 letters. Tall: h, l.
  • wrap The w is silent, so wrap sounds the same as rap. 4 letters. Tails: p.
  • wren A small brown bird. The w is silent, so it starts with the r sound. 4 letters, all the same height.
  • wrench The w is silent. Short e, and the ch is one sound. 6 letters. Tall: h.
  • wrinkle The w is silent. The le at the end says ul. 7 letters. Tall: k, l.
  • wrist The w is silent. Short i. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • write The w is silent before r, so write sounds the same as right. 5 letters. Tall: t.
  • wrong The w is silent. The ng is one sound. 5 letters. Tails: g.

tw and sw words, as in twin and sweep 7

  • swamp It starts with the sw blend. After w the a says ah. 5 letters. Tails: p.
  • sweater It starts with the sw blend. The ea says short e. 7 letters. Tall: t.
  • sweep It starts with the sw blend. Double e says long e. 5 letters. Tails: p.
  • twenty The number 20. Here the w in tw is heard, though the w in two is silent. 6 letters. Tall: t, t. Tails: y.
  • twig It starts with the tw blend. Short i. 4 letters. Tall: t. Tails: g.
  • twin It starts with the tw blend. Short i. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • twist A blend at each end: tw, then st. 5 letters. Tall: t, t.

Words with ow, aw or ew, as in owl, paw and new 11

  • down The ow says ow. It rhymes with town. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • draw It starts with the dr blend. The aw is one sound. 4 letters. Tall: d.
  • few The ew says yoo. 3 letters. Tall: f.
  • grow Here the ow says long o. 4 letters. Tails: g.
  • hawk A bird of prey. The aw is one sound. 4 letters. Tall: h, k.
  • jaw The aw is one sound. It rhymes with paw. 3 letters. Tails: j.
  • new The ew says oo. It sounds the same as knew. 3 letters, all the same height.
  • owl A bird of prey, and most kinds are active at night. The ow says ow. 3 letters. Tall: l.
  • paw The aw is one sound. 3 letters. Tails: p.
  • town The ow says ow, as in owl. 4 letters. Tall: t.
  • yellow The ow says long o. Double l. 6 letters. Tall: l, l. Tails: y.

Names, a day and places with a capital W 16

  • Wade A first name. The silent e makes the a say its name. Capital W and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Wales One of the countries of the United Kingdom. The s says z. Capital W and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l.
  • Walter A first name. The a says aw. Capital W and 5 lowercase letters. Tall: l, t.
  • Wanda A first name. After W the first a says ah. Capital W and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: d.
  • Warsaw The capital of Poland, on the river Vistula. A w at each end. Capital W and 5 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Washington A U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest. Its capital is Olympia. Capital W and 9 lowercase letters. Tall: h, t. Tails: g.
  • Wednesday The name means day of Woden. It is said in two beats, wenz and day, so the first d and the second e are not heard. Capital W and 8 lowercase letters. Tall: d, d. Tails: y.
  • Wellington The capital of New Zealand. Capital W and 9 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l, t. Tails: g.
  • Wendy A first name. The y says long e. Capital W and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: d. Tails: y.
  • Wes A short first name with short e. Capital W and 2 lowercase letters, both the same height.
  • Will A first name with short i and double l. Capital W and 3 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l.
  • Willa A first name with double l. Capital W and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: l, l.
  • Winnipeg The capital of Manitoba, Canada. Double n. Capital W and 7 lowercase letters. Tails: p, g.
  • Wisconsin A U.S. state with Lake Michigan to the east and Lake Superior to the north. Capital W and 8 lowercase letters, all the same height.
  • Wyatt A first name. The y says long i. Double t. Capital W and 4 lowercase letters. Tall: t, t. Tails: y.
  • Wyoming The U.S. state with the fewest people. The y says long i. Capital W and 6 lowercase letters. Tails: y, 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 10

  • owl town paw jaw new few Three vowel pairs that end in w: ow, aw and ew, two words for each.
  • twin twig sweep swamp Two tw words and two sw words. The w is the second sound in each.
  • v w v w v w In this letter style a w looks like two v shapes joined, and both letters start from a dot at the top left.
  • w m w m w m The two widest small letters in this letter style. Both start from a dot at the top left, just under the dashed line.
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Letter rows and word rows, continued

  • W w W w W w Capital and lowercase in turn. The same four slanted lines, in two sizes.
  • wand wasp watch wallet After w the a says ah in all four.
  • web wig win wet Four short words that start with w, each with a short vowel.
  • when what where why who Five question words that start with wh. In who the w is silent and the h is heard.
  • worm word world After w the or says er in all three.
  • write wrap wrist wren Four words where the w is silent before r.

Sentences full of w words 4

  • We wash the wagon with water. Five of the six words start with w.
  • Wendy went for a walk in the woods. Four words start with w, counting the capital. The l in walk is silent.
  • Wes waved a wand at the wall. Four words start with w. Wand has the ah sound and wall has aw.
  • Will got his wig wet. Five short words, 3 of them starting with w.

Sentences with wh and silent w 3

  • The two wrens sang the whole song. Three w letters, in two, wrens and whole, and every one is silent.
  • Which wheel is white? Three wh words in a question. Most speakers say wh as plain w.
  • Who will write the answer? The letter w appears 4 times and is heard only once, in will.

True sentences with a capital W 5

  • Wales belongs to the United Kingdom. True. Three capital letters in one line.
  • Warsaw is the capital of Poland. True. Warsaw has a w at each end.
  • Wednesday comes after Tuesday. True. The name means day of Woden, and the first d is not heard.
  • Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. True. Three capital letters and two w letters, counting the one in New.
  • Wyoming has the fewest people of any state. True of the 50 U.S. states. Fewest has a w in the middle.

True sentences about w animals and things 6

  • A spider makes its web from silk. True. Only one w in the whole line.
  • A whale is a mammal, not a fish. True. Whales are mammals that live in the sea.
  • A wolf is in the dog family. True: the wolf is the biggest wild member of that family.
  • Most owls are awake at night. True: most kinds of owl are active at night. Two w letters, both inside a word.
  • Wombats live in Australia. True. A wombat is a short-legged marsupial about a meter long.
  • Wool comes from sheep. True. Goats and rabbits give wool too.

Count the letter w 2

  • Window has a w at each end. Find both in Window: one capital and one lowercase. With the w that stands alone, the line has 3.
  • Wow, we saw two wet owls. The letter w appears 7 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 2026-09-18). Licence: own work

How it works

These letter W tracing worksheets open with 3 dotted rows of capital W and 3 of lowercase w, then web and wig, with an empty row after each. The 60 W words below are sorted by what the w does.

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Page 1 is W and w, page 2 is web and wig

At Large, capital W fits 4 across on Letter or A4, so 3 rows hold 12. Lowercase prints in pairs, 3 a row, 18 in all. Page 2 holds web and wig 9 times each. Typed words replace all four sample rows. To keep the letter rows, put W on line 1 of the Words box and w w on line 2.

Pick W words by what the w does

Begin with web, wig and wet: w, a short vowel, one more sound. After w an a often says ah (wand, wasp) and or says er (worm, word). Whale and wheel open with wh, which most speakers say as w. In write and wren the w is silent. In owl, paw and new it pairs with a vowel.

  • The dot on W and w is at the top of the first slant. Both points rest on the baseline.
  • W is the widest capital in this style and w the widest small letter after m, so rows hold fewer.

Questions and answers

Why is w called double u when it looks like two v's?

The earliest writers of Old English, in the 7th or 8th centuries, spelled the w sound uu or VV. Back then u and v were still one letter, and the name double u stuck. In French the letter is called double v.

Why is the w silent in write and wrist?

It used to be heard: in Old English the w in wr was pronounced. Today it is silent before r in most kinds of English, so write sounds like right. Who, two, answer and sword hide a silent w as well.

How can a child tell w from v and m?

A w is two v shapes side by side, with points on the baseline. An m has round tops. Type w v w v on one line of the Words box to trace the two together. V is on the list of letters.

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