Alphabet "U" Coloring Pages

"U" for "Umbrella"

"U" is the 21st letter of the 26 alphabet letters.
The word for this coloring page is Umbrella! That means an umbrella you use on rainy days.
On the left side, we drew an open umbrella.
The handle has a curved shape, just like the letter J.
At the tips of the ribs, there are small round caps.
Below the picture, "Umbrella" is written in outlined English letters, and "アンブレラ" is written in Katakana below that.

How to write the uppercase "U" and lowercase "u" of Alphabet "U"

On the coloring page, the stroke order for uppercase "Alphabet "U"" is shown in 2 steps.
For ①, start from the 1st line on the left side, go down, and draw around the rounded bottom.
For ②, draw the right vertical line from top to bottom.
Lowercase "Alphabet "U"" is also written in 2 steps, between the 2nd line and the 3rd line.
For ①, go down on the left and make a curve. For ②, draw the right vertical line straight down from the top.
Unlike the uppercase letter, lowercase "Alphabet "U"" has a little tail at the bottom right.
Try tracing it with your finger while looking at the circled numbers and arrows on the coloring page!

The sound of "U"

The letter "U" is called "yoo" when you say its name in the alphabet.
The "U" in Umbrella makes a short "uh" sound with your mouth slightly open.
But the "U" in Unicorn, UFO, and Ukulele sounds close to its name, "yoo."
As you can see, the same letter can make different sounds depending on the word!
Learning the sounds letters make inside words, not just their names, is called phonics.

Words starting with Alphabet "U"

In the middle on the right, there are 3 small pictures of words that start with "U".
Unicorn is a creature from storybooks with 1 horn on its forehead.
UFO is a mysterious flying object in the sky, and Ukulele is a small instrument with 4 strings.
UFO is a word made by putting together the first letters of 3 words.
Try looking for "words that start with U" with a grown-up and see how many you can find!

Color the Big "U" and "u" in Your Favorite Colors

Color inside the lines of the big "U" and "u" at the top right in your favorite colors.
If you match the colors to the stroke order numbers—like red for line ① on the left and blue for line ② on the right—it will be super easy to learn how to write them.
Since there is an umbrella, coloring them light blue like a rainy day would be lovely too!

Think of a Pattern for the Umbrella

The umbrella is divided into a few sections between the ribs.
If you change colors for each section—like red, yellow, and blue—it will look like a colorful rainbow!
It is also fun to draw polka dots or stars on it.
If you color the handle brown or black, it makes the umbrella look neat and sharp.

Color the Little Pictures Too

For the unicorn, leave the body white and color the mane and tail pink, purple, or light blue to make it look magical.
Try coloring the UFO silver or gray, and make the windows yellow so it looks like it is glowing.
Color the ukulele a light brown wood color.

Trace Slowly with a Pencil

At the bottom right, you will see 4 light gray "U"s in the top row and 4 "u"s in the bottom row.
Hold your pencil correctly and trace them slowly in the right stroke order.
The trick for the rounded bottom is to curve slowly so it does not look pointy!
Sit the letters right on the 3rd line of the 4-line grid.

Finally, Read the Words Out Loud

When you finish coloring, trace the letters for Umbrella under the left picture with your finger and say "umbrella" out loud.
Connecting the picture, the letters, and the sound will help you learn the alphabet much better!
When your coloring page is all done, you can hang it on your wall or put it in a binder to save it.

Umbrella came from a word meaning "shade"

The word umbrella comes from umbra, an old Latin word that means "shade."
Long ago, umbrellas were used to block the sun and make shade, not for the rain!

Ukulele is an instrument from Hawaii

The ukulele is a musical instrument born in Hawaii.
It is said to mean "jumping flea" in the Hawaiian language.
People say it got this name because your fingers hop around on the strings like tiny fleas!

Unicorns are the national animal of Scotland

Unicorns are imaginary creatures, but one is actually the national animal of a country called Scotland!
You can also see a unicorn together with a lion on the coat of arms of the United Kingdom.

What do the letters in UFO stand for?

UFO comes from the first letters of three words in English that mean "an flying object that you cannot identify."
So it is not just for alien spaceships. It means anything flying in the sky that you cannot name!