Free printable letter cards: match big and little letters
Kids learn a small letter through how much it looks like the big one [9]. So these cards print in that order: the easy look-alike pairs first, the tricky ones last.
52 cards, a capital and a lowercase card for every letter, on three pages. They fit A4 and US Letter. Print, cut along the lines, and play.
- Ooctopus
- Ssun
- Ccat
- Ppig
- Uumbrella
- Vvan
- Wweb
- Xbox
- Zzebra
- Kkite
- Aapple
- Bball
- Ddog
- Eegg
- Ffish
- Ggoat
- Hhat
- Iigloo
- Jjam
- Llion
- Mmoon
- Nnest
- Qqueen
- Rrabbit
- Tturtle
- Yyo-yo
- o
- s
- c
- p
- u
- v
- w
- x
- z
- k
- a
- b
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- l
- m
- n
- q
- r
- t
- y
Three ways to play
- Big meets little. Lay out the capitals. Hand over a small letter and ask your child to find its partner. Say the name and the sound together: "S. S says sss." [10]
- Find your name. Pull out the letters of your child's name and build it together. Kids learn the letters of their own name first [9].
- Can you find it? Spread a few cards out and ask for one. Asking helps young kids remember more than showing does [20]. A few minutes is plenty, and again tomorrow.
On a screen, the same game is in our free ABC game, where Cap asks for a letter and says its sound when your child finds it.
Questions parents ask
How do you play the matching game?
Spread the capital cards face up. Hand your child a small letter and ask them to find its big partner. Say the letter's name and sound together when they match it.
Which letters should we start with?
Start with pairs that look alike, like O and o, S and s, and C and c. The cards print in that order, so the first page is the easiest set. Add the letters of your child's name next.
What age are these cards for?
Ages 3 to 6. A 3 year old might match five easy pairs. A 5 year old can match all 26 and say each sound.
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