Free printable letter G worksheets for preschool and kindergarten: trace uppercase G and lowercase g, find the letter, follow the letter maze and color G words.
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G has two sounds, but young learners start with the hard /g/ in goat. These free letter G worksheets let children trace G and g, find the letter among C, O and look-alikes, follow a G maze and color “G is for goat” pictures.
Free letter G worksheets to print (PDF)
Each of these letter G 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 G and gArrows first, then on their own.PDFCustomizeFind the letter GCircle and count, with key.PDFCustomizeLetter G mazeColor the G path, with key.PDFCustomizeG is for goatColor, trace and draw.PDFCustomize
The letter G sound
Hard g says /g/, as in goat, gift, grapes and garden. The back of the tongue lifts to the roof of the mouth and the voice is on. Before e, i or y, g sometimes says /j/, as in giraffe, gem and gym; that soft g can wait until later. G also ends many short words (bag, dog, pig) and forms blends such as gr (green) and gl (glue).
G is for goat: letter G words for kids
Words that start with G: goat, gift, grapes, garden, girl, goose, gate, guitar, gorilla, glove.
G inside or at the end: bag, dog, pig, wagon, tiger, frog.
The color page uses goat, gift, grapes and garden, so children trace each word and color the matching letter.
Letter G at a glance
Place in the alphabet
7th of 26, after F and before H
Type
Consonant
Uppercase shape
Straight lines and curves
Often confused with
C, q and 6
Scrabble tile value
2 points
Grouping letters by shape helps handwriting: letters made of straight lines and curves, like G, combine both skills, so practice the separate strokes first.
How to write G and g
Uppercase G: Make a big C, then go up a little and in to make a short shelf.
Lowercase g: Curve around like a c, go up, then down below the line and hook to the left.
Uppercase G is a C with a short shelf: curve around like C, then go in and across. Lowercase g starts with a c curve, goes up, then dives below the baseline with a hook to the left. The tail below the line is new for many children, so point to the bottom writing line before they begin.
Letter G tracing and the rest of the pack
Trace: letter G tracing with arrows to follow, then uppercase G and lowercase g on their own.
Find the letter: circle every G and g hidden among similar-looking letters, then count them.
Letter maze: color the G squares to make a path from start to finish.
Color: color the big Gg, trace the G words and draw something that starts with G.
Letter G activities for preschool
Short, hands-on games make the letter G worksheets stick. Try one a day alongside the printed pages:
Green G: paint or color a big G using only green things.
Grape counting: count grapes into groups while saying /g/ words.
Goat game: play “Goat says” (like Simon says) using only actions that start with g: giggle, go, grin.
Garden hunt: look outside for g words: grass, gate, ground, garden.
A letter G week plan
Monday: say the /g/ sound together, trace G and g on the first page, then try the Green G idea above.
Tuesday: work through the find-the-letter page, count how many you circled, and move on to Grape counting.
Wednesday: solve the letter G maze, then play Goat game.
Thursday: color “G is for goat”, read goat, gift, grapes and garden aloud and finish with Garden hunt.
Friday: write G and g from memory, look for G in a favorite picture book and reprint any page that felt tricky.
Letter G worksheets kindergarten teachers can use
Kindergarten readers meet hard g in bag, big, dig, dog, got and leg, and the sight word go. The letter G worksheets teachers use help children control the descender, the part of g that hangs below the line, which also appears in j, p, q and y.
Names: if someone in the family has a name that starts with G, 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 G worksheets: frequently asked questions
What age are letter G 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 G?
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 does g sometimes sound like j?
Before e, i or y, g is often soft and says /j/, as in giraffe and gym. Many common words still use hard g, like get and give.
Which letters go below the line?
Lowercase g, j, p, q and y have tails below the baseline. Practicing g first makes the others easier.
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.
