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Preschool Lowercase Letter Recognition Worksheet

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Find and Name Lowercase Letters

Preschool - Reading - Building Confidence

Worksheet 1

  1. Which small letter looks just like the one in the box?

    Read aloud: Point to the letter in the box. Its name is m. Say it with me.

    1 letter box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.m

  2. Which small letter looks just like the one in the box?

    Read aloud: Point to the letter in the box. Its name is a. Say it with me.

    1 letter box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.a

  3. Which small letter looks just like the one in the box?

    Read aloud: Point to the letter in the box. Its name is l. Say it with me.

    1 letter box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.l

  4. Which small letter looks just like the one in the box?

    Read aloud: Point to the letter in the box. Its name is u. Say it with me.

    1 letter box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.u

  5. Which small letter looks just like the one in the box?

    Read aloud: Point to the letter in the box. Its name is g. Say it with me.

    1 letter box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.g

  6. Which small letter looks just like the one in the box?

    Read aloud: Point to the letter in the box. Its name is f. Say it with me.

    1 letter box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.f
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About this worksheet

Small letters fill the books a child will read, yet their shapes are the harder set to hold onto. Several are the same shape facing a different way, and a preschooler who reads a picture of a cup as a cup whichever way it points has to learn that a letter does not work like that. This worksheet puts one small letter in a box and asks the child to find it again below. The easy level offers shapes that look nothing alike; the middle level offers the real look-alikes, so b sits beside d, p and q, and m sits beside n, r and h. The hardest level leaves the box empty and an adult says the letter name, so the child has to bring the shape to mind on their own. Reversals are ordinary at this age. Notice them, hold the two letters side by side, name the part that differs, and move on rather than repeating the same letter until it sours.

What your child will learn

  • Match a small letter to the same printed shape
  • Separate b from d and p from q by which way they face
  • Use dots, tails and tall lines as clues
  • Find a small letter from its spoken name alone

Worked example

The box shows b. Its round part sits on the right of the tall line, so d, which faces the other way, is not the match.

Common mistake

Treating a letter and its mirror image as the same letter, most often b and d.

Helpful hint

Check which way the round part faces and whether there is a tail.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with find and name lowercase letters?
Treating a letter and its mirror image as the same letter, most often b and d.
How can I help my child with find and name lowercase letters?
Check which way the round part faces and whether there is a tail.
Are these preschool reading worksheets free to print?
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.

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