Alphabet "X" Coloring Pages

"X" is for "Xylophone"

Alphabet "X" is the 24th letter of the 26 alphabet letters.
The word on this coloring page is Xylophone. It means a wooden marimba in Japanese.
On the left side, there is a xylophone with 8 wooden bars of different lengths, and 2 sticks to hit them with.
Shorter bars make higher sounds, and longer bars make lower sounds.
Below the picture, "Xylophone" is written in outlined English letters, and "ザイロフォン" is written in Katakana below that.

How to write uppercase "X" and lowercase "x"

Both uppercase Alphabet "X" and lowercase Alphabet "X" are written in 2 strokes.
For stroke ①, draw a straight line slanted from the top left to the bottom right.
For stroke ②, draw a line from the top right to the bottom left so it crosses line ① right in the middle.
Write uppercase "X" from the first line down to the third line. Write lowercase "x" from the second line down to the third line.
If you make the two lines cross right in the center, your letter will look super neat!
Try tracing with your finger while looking at the numbers ① and ② and the arrows on the coloring page.

The sound of Alphabet "X" and why there are few words starting with X

The name of Alphabet "X" is read as "Eks".
In English, there are very few words that start with X.
When it comes at the start of a word like Xylophone, it often sounds close to "Z". That is why it is written as "ザイロフォン" in Japanese Katakana.
On the other hand, when it comes at the end of a word, it makes a "KS" sound.
Learning the sounds that letters make inside words like this is called Phonics.

Words with Alphabet "X" in them

In the middle on the right, there are 3 small pictures of words related to Alphabet "X".
Fox is a fox, and Box is a box. Both of these words end with X.
X-ray means an X-ray that takes pictures of the bones inside your body, and this one starts with X.
Words that start with X are very rare, so it is a big discovery if you find one!
Try looking for words with X in them with someone in your family.

Color the big "X" and "x" with two colors

Color inside the outlines of the big "X" and "x" at the top right with your favorite colors.
If you match the colors to the stroke order numbers, like red for line ① and blue for line ②, you can easily see where the two lines cross.
It is also fun to color just the center where they cross purple!

Color each bar of the xylophone a different color

If you color each bar of the xylophone a different color, it will look as colorful as a rainbow.
Try putting them in order, like red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, purple, and pink.
Color the stand that holds the bars brown.
It looks great if you color the round heads of the mallets red or white, and the handles light brown.

Try coloring the small pictures too

For the fox, it looks cute if you color its body orange and leave its chest and the tip of its tail white.
Try coloring the box the light brown color of cardboard.
For the X-ray hand, make the area around it black or dark blue and leave the bones white to make it look like a real X-ray picture!

Trace carefully and slowly with a pencil

At the bottom right, there are 4 light gray "X"s in the top row and 4 light gray "x"s in the bottom row.
Hold your pencil the right way, and trace them in the correct stroke order for ① and ②.
The trick is to rest the bottom of the letters on the 3rd line of the four guidelines.

To finish up, let's read the word out loud

When you finish coloring, trace the word Xylophone under the picture on the left with your finger, and say "xylophone" out loud.
Connecting the picture, the letters, and the sound helps you remember Alphabet "X" much better.
When your coloring page is done, it is nice to save it by taping it to a wall or putting it in a folder!

Xylophone means "wood sound"

Xylophone comes from combining the ancient Greek word xylo, which means "wood," and phone, which means "sound."
It has almost the same meaning as the Japanese word "mokkin" (wooden harp).

The "X" in X-rays means "mystery"

The light used in X-rays is called X-rays.
A German scientist named Röntgen discovered it. Since he didn't know what kind of light it was at first, he named it after X, which is used in math for an "unknown number."
The word "Röntgen" comes from this scientist's name!

"X" means the number 10

In Roman numerals, which were used in ancient Rome, "X" stands for 10.
Some clock faces even have an "X" written at the 10 o'clock spot!

Words that end with X

There are not many words that start with X, but there are many words that end with X.
Besides Fox and Box, the number Six (6) ends with X too.
A word with X in the middle is Taxi.
Also, writing "XXX" at the end of an English letter can mean kisses!