Letter J Sound Worksheets

These free printable letter J sound worksheets are a fun and educational way to help kids practice recognizing the /j/ sound.

Introduce your kindergarten student to the letter J with a fun initial sound coloring page.

Learning the letter J sound wouldn’t be complete without understanding that the J sound can sometimes be written as a G. Which letter do we use when? There’s a worksheet to help 1st and 2nd graders learn this skill.

Whether you’re teaching at home or in the classroom, these no-prep worksheets make learning phonics fun and simple.

Both alphabet worksheets are free to download and include an answer page.

Letter J Beginning Sound Worksheet

This letter J coloring page is a fun and educational kindergarten worksheet. Kids will identify and color the pictures that start with the J sound.

To complete the page, children will practice sounding out each word to decide if it begins with the /j/ sound. Out of the 36 images shown, 19 begin with the letter J.

Printable letter J beginning sound worksheet with various black-and-white images for kids to color those that start with the J sound.

Give kids some crayons and let them color the jelly beans, jet, and judge.

G or J Sound Worksheet

This next worksheet is best for 1st and 2nd grade students learning to spell. The soft G sound can sometimes be spelled with a G and other times with a J.

The worksheet has 21 words with a missing letter. There are pictures for each word to help early readers identify the words. For each word, kids will need to write either a lowercase g or j.

But not to worry if that sounds too hard. This G and J worksheet will teach kids some tricks to help them know which letter to use when.

G or J printable worksheet with pictures where kids write either 'g' or 'j' to complete each word.

Tricks to Teach Kids

To decide whether a word is spelled with a J or a G, teach kids to look at the vowel that comes right after the J sound.

If the vowel is an A, O, or U, then they can use a G (for a hard G sound) or a J (soft G sound).

To help kids remember the vowels A, O, and U, one trick I taught my daughter is with the name Douglas. The vowels in the name are O, U, and A. Another name you could use is Joshua, which also has those vowels, and begins with the letter J.

If the vowels are I or Y, both a hard and a soft G sound are usually spelled with a G. The vowel I does have a few exceptions, like the words jig, jingle, and jitter.

The vowel E is a little trickier, as there are more exceptions. A general guideline for these words would be to notice where in the word the J sound is being heard.

If it’s the initial sound, chances are the word is spelled with a J. If it’s anywhere else in the word, most likely it is a G.

Printable J Sound Worksheets

You can download both worksheets in the PDF using any of the forms below. The letter J worksheets will be automatically sent to your email.

The PDF includes an answer page, so to print only the worksheets, print pages 1 and 2.

More Letter J Activities

Looking for even more ways to teach the letter J? Here are some ideas:

kids can practice writing the letter J with this uppercase tracing worksheet that doubles as a fun jellyfish playdough mat
go on a “J scavenger hunt” around the house or classroom to find objects that start with the letter J
a jellyfish coloring page and craft