Free printable letter E worksheets for preschool and kindergarten: trace uppercase E and lowercase e, find the letter, follow the letter maze and color E words.
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E is the most common letter in English and a vowel with both short and long sounds. These free letter E worksheets help children trace E and e, find the letter among F and B, follow an E maze and color “E is for egg” pictures.
Free letter E worksheets to print (PDF)
Each of these letter E worksheets is a one-page PDF; the find and maze pages add an answer key. Press Customize to change the colors or paper size in the maker on this page.
Trace E and eArrows first, then on their own.PDFCustomizeFind the letter ECircle and count, with key.PDFCustomizeLetter E mazeColor the E path, with key.PDFCustomizeE is for eggColor, trace and draw.PDFCustomize
The letter E sound
Short e is the sound in egg, elf, bed and pet. It sits between short a and short i, so children sometimes mix it up; a big smile with the mouth half open helps. Long e says its name, as in eel, emu and me, and it is often spelled ee (tree) or ea (seal). E is also the silent e at the end of words like cake and bike, which makes the vowel before it long.
E is for egg: letter E words for kids
Words that start with E: egg, elephant, elbow, envelope, elf, engine, eel, emu, exit, easel.
Short e in the middle: bed, red, pen, ten, jet, nest.
The color page uses egg, elephant, elbow and envelope, so children trace each word and color the matching letter.
Letter E at a glance
Place in the alphabet
5th of 26, after D and before F
Type
Vowel
Uppercase shape
Straight lines only
Often confused with
F and B
Scrabble tile value
1 point
Grouping letters by shape helps handwriting: letters made of straight lines, like E, are usually easier to start with than curved ones.
How to write E and e
Uppercase E: A tall line down, then three lines across: top, middle and bottom.
Lowercase e: A small line across the middle, then curve up and around like a c.
Uppercase E has four strokes: down, then three lines across, top, middle and bottom. Lowercase e starts in the middle: go across, then curve up and around like a c. Children often start lowercase e at the top, which makes it lopsided, so draw a dot where the stroke begins.
Letter E tracing and the rest of the pack
Trace: letter E tracing with arrows to follow, then uppercase E and lowercase e on their own.
Find the letter: circle every E and e hidden among similar-looking letters, then count them.
Letter maze: color the E squares to make a path from start to finish.
Color: color the big Ee, trace the E words and draw something that starts with E.
Letter E activities for preschool
Short, hands-on games make the letter E worksheets stick. Try one a day alongside the printed pages:
Egg carton sort: write letters in an egg carton and drop a bead into every E cup.
Elephant ears: make paper elephant ears and wear them while saying short e words.
Envelope post: post letter cards into an envelope, but only the Es get delivered.
Exercise E: stretch your body into an E shape: stand straight with arms out at three levels.
A letter E week plan
Monday: say the /e/ sound together, trace E and e on the first page, then try the Egg carton sort idea above.
Tuesday: work through the find-the-letter page, count how many you circled, and move on to Elephant ears.
Wednesday: solve the letter E maze, then play Envelope post.
Thursday: color “E is for egg”, read egg, elephant, elbow and envelope aloud and finish with Exercise E.
Friday: write E and e from memory, look for E in a favorite picture book and reprint any page that felt tricky.
Letter E worksheets kindergarten teachers can use
Kindergarten readers practice short e in bed, hen, net, pet and ten, and they learn sight words like he, me, we and the. The letter E worksheets classes use help with both the sound and the shape. Because short e and short i sound close, say pairs like pen/pin and bed/bid and let your child point to the e word.
Names: if someone in the family has a name that starts with E, the name tracing worksheets turn it into a tracing page.
Whole alphabet: the alphabet worksheets hub has all 26 letter packs plus ABC order and matching pages.
Letter E worksheets: frequently asked questions
What age are letter E worksheets for?
Preschool and kindergarten, usually ages 3 to 6. Kindergarten expects children to recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters (Common Core RF.K.1.D).
How many days should we spend on the letter E?
A letter-of-the-week plan uses one page a day: trace on Monday, find on Tuesday, the maze on Wednesday and coloring on Thursday, with Friday for review or a craft.
Why is e so common in English?
E appears in many short words like the, he and be, and as silent e at the end of words. It is the most used letter in written English.
What does silent e do?
It makes the vowel before it say its name, so cap becomes cape and kit becomes kite. Children usually learn this in first grade.
Can I print a different letter or several at once?
Yes. The maker on this page can build packs for any letters, like S, A, T, P, I, N, or the whole alphabet.
