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Trace the Letter E: Free Printable Worksheet, A4 and US Letter

3 free sheets for the letter E: both cases together, uppercase only and lowercase only, each with 5 practice rows. Four straight lines for the capital, one curve for the lowercase. The lowercase e is the only round letter that starts in the middle.

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3 free sheets for E

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Each sheet is one page with 5 rows, a numbered stroke diagram and a name line. Click a sheet to download it. The paper size toggle above applies here too.

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Capital E: 4 strokes
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Small e: one stroke
  • Start here
  • Pencil path
  • Finish

Curly caterpillars: All begin with the same anti-clockwise c movement.

How to form the letter E

Capital E is a stick and 3 bars, lowercase e starts in the middle

Capital E (4 strokes)

  1. Start at the top, draw the stick

    Straight down to the base line.

  2. Top bar

    From the top of the stick, across to the right.

  3. Middle bar

    A slightly shorter line across from the middle of the stick.

  4. Bottom bar

    Along the base line, the same length as the top bar.

Lowercase e (one stroke)

  1. Start in the middle, on the left

    Halfway between the mid line and the base line.

  2. Draw across to the right

    A short straight line.

  3. Curve up and over, anti-clockwise

    Round the top, down the left side and round the bottom.

  4. Stop with a gap

    Finish on the right, just above the base line.

On the sheet: E is for egg. Say it out loud: "e-e-egg". Can you think of two more E words?

Common mistakes

What to watch for with E

  • Starting e like a c

    Without the straight line first, the e has no eye. Start in the middle, draw the line, then curve.

  • Bars on the capital drift

    All three bars start on the stick. Point to the stick before each one.

  • Middle bar too long

    The middle bar is the shortest of the three.

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Struggling with E? Practise the correct formation on screen in the app

Penny the Pencil guides each stroke with a glowing path, cheers when it is right and gently restarts when it is backwards. Letter Tracing App: coming soon to iOS.

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Next steps after E

10 more free worksheets to print, each with stroke order and 3 PDFs.

Before and after

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Letters children reverse

All 26 letters or download the whole alphabet in one PDF.

Working on small letters? Every lowercase tracing worksheet is on one page.