Letter U coloring pages
Free printable letter u sheets · Ages 3-6
Letter U is the cup of the alphabet — a single smooth curve that holds anything you draw inside it. Kids love U pages because the open shape invites you to fill it: pour in water, plant a flower, hide a fish. U starts cosy kid-words like umbrella, unicorn and ukulele.
- Position
- 21st letter of the alphabet
- Sound
- Short 'u' (umbrella) · long 'U' (use)
- Frequency
- ~2.8% of letters in English
- Best for
- Ages 3-6
About this letter
Meet letter u
Letter U is the cup of the alphabet — a single smooth curve that holds anything you draw inside it. Kids love U pages because the open shape invites you to fill it: pour in water, plant a flower, hide a fish. U starts cosy kid-words like umbrella, unicorn and ukulele.
Coloring tips
How to color letter u
Capital U is one continuous U-curve. Try drawing a small picture inside — water with fish, dirt with a flower, or a tiny sleeping bear. Colour the rim of the U one shade and the contents another. Lowercase 'u' is the same shape with a small tail to the right.
Looking for more in the same style? Browse the other alphabet or head back to the full educational hub.
Examples
Letter U is for…
Umbrella
Unicorn
Ukulele
Up
Under
Did you know?
Fun facts to share while you color
Read these out loud — a 20-minute coloring session doubles as a real lesson.
U is the 21st letter — and one of the youngest, only added to the alphabet around 500 years ago.
Before U existed, the letter V did double duty for both 'u' and 'v' sounds.
U is one of five vowels in English (A, E, I, O, U) — sometimes joined by Y.
Q is almost always followed by U — they're the alphabet's tightest pair.
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FAQ
Letter U coloring pages — FAQ
- Are these letter u coloring pages free to print?
- Yes — every letter u coloring page on this site is free to download, print and color for personal, classroom and library use. No watermark, no signup.
- What age is this page best for?
- Ages 3-6. Letter pages help kids match a shape to a sound — the first step in phonics.
- How should I color a letter u?
- Capital U is one continuous U-curve. Try drawing a small picture inside — water with fish, dirt with a flower, or a tiny sleeping bear. Colour the rim of the U one shade and the contents another. Lowercase 'u' is the same shape with a small tail to the right.
- What can my child learn from coloring letter u?
- Each letter u page pairs the letter's shape with the sound it makes and the words that begin with it (Umbrella, Unicorn, Ukulele). Coloring inside the lines also strengthens fine-motor control.
- What other pages should we color next?
- Try our letter v, letter o, letter n pages — kids who finish a letter u page usually move to those next.
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