How to write the letter LL is for lion.

Watch letter L being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital L has 2 steps and lowercase l has 1. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.

See it in the app

Watch the letter L come to life.

The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.

  1. 1Tap the dots
  2. 2Trace the path
  3. 3Write it yourself
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Step by step

  1. 1Start here and go down.
  2. 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go to the right.
  1. 1Start here and go down.

About the letter L

Sound: The l sound in lion.

Words to practice: lion, leaf, lamp, lemon.

Watch out: Lowercase l, capital I and the number 1 look alike in print.

Tip: One straight line from the top line down to the baseline.

Ll in each style

The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.

Practice the word “lion”

More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.

Games for letter L