Letter D Tracing Worksheet

Learning to write the letter D teaches young children two very different shapes for one sound. The capital D is a tall straight line with a big curve that bulges out to the right, while the lowercase d is a small round circle with a tall stick on its right side. This letter d tracing worksheet gives children both forms on one page, seated on three-line handwriting guides that show exactly where each stroke starts and stops. Practicing d also helps children hear the crisp /d/ sound, and it gives them a head start on telling b and d apart.

This letter d handwriting worksheet is organized into three short parts that take about ten minutes together. In Part A, children trace four dotted capital D’s and then write four more of their own on the guides beside them. In Part B, they do the same with the lowercase d, always starting with the round circle and then pulling the tall line down. In Part C, three picture cards show a donut, a dress, and a desk, and children trace the matching word under each picture. All three words start with the /d/ sound, so children connect the shape they are writing to the sound they hear. Print one copy per child, and encourage them to say each letter and word aloud as they trace it.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 16 letter-formation guides plus 3 picture-and-word tracing cards

Three Reasons This Helps Kids

• The three-line guides do the teaching a blank line cannot: the dashed midline shows how tall the circle of the lowercase d should be, and the top line shows how high its stick must reach
• Tracing before writing lets a child succeed on the very first try and then repeat the strokes from memory, which is how letter formation becomes automatic
• The picture words on this letter d tracing worksheet tie the letter to real vocabulary, building sound awareness at the same time as neat handwriting

Teacher and Parent Ideas

• Teach the lowercase d as “circle first, then the tall line” so children do not reverse it into a b
• Have children feel their tongue tap behind their top teeth as they say /d/ in dog, door, and dinner
• Go on a D hunt around the room and at home for words like door, doll, and dish
• Draw a big D in sand, shaving cream, or salt so children feel the straight line and the curve with a finger

Related Resources

• Letter D Handwriting Practice Worksheet
• Alphabet Stories Letter D Reading Comprehension Worksheet
• Letter D Dan and the Dog Reading Comprehension Digital Worksheet
• Letter D Song (Animated Music Video)