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Cursive V

Prints a cursive V page: a large model, capital and small v to trace, a joined row, and van, vine and vest. A joins-from-the-top letter for children in grades 2 to 4.

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Cursive V: Capital V and Small v2 pages · US Letter

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NameDateScoreCursive V: Capital V and Small vTrace the grey letters, starting each one where the dark model starts. Then practise v joined to itself and in wordsthat start with v.Print: V vWords: van, vine, vestPrintablePal.com · free cursive worksheetsCursive V: Capital V and Small v · page 1 of 2
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NameDateScoreCursive V: Capital V and Small vTrace the grey letters, starting each one where the dark model starts. Then practise v joined to itself and in wordsthat start with v.Print: V vWords: van, vine, vestPrintablePal.com · free cursive worksheetsCursive V: Capital V and Small v · page 2 of 2
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What prints

The sheet opens with a large dark "Vv", a "Print: V v" note and the words van, vine, vest. Lines below: two of capital V, two of small v, "vvv" joined, and then the three words. Each line repeats, first copy dark, the rest grey.

Small v

Small v starts like n or m, with an undercurve up to the midline, then slides down to a rounded point at the baseline and comes back up, but instead of leaving with a low upswing it finishes with a small curve that points over the top to the right. That finish is the join, and it leaves from the top. This is the reverse of most letters, which exit from the baseline.

In the over-curve group v sits with n, m, x, y and z. Along with o and w it is a top-joiner, and that is why the letter after v often looks as if it starts in mid-air.

Capital V

Capital V in Zaner-Bloser starts with a curved loop at top left, goes down to the baseline and swings up to a short end stroke on the right. D'Nealian gives V a different entry. Different books draw it as a big print V with curves, so look at your textbook if it matters.

Joining v onwards

The exit leaves from the top right of the v. In "van" it dips down into a at a shallow angle. In "vine" it flows into i, and in "vest" into e. Each time the pencil must come down from the high exit, so the next letter is slightly lower than the join. The vvv row shows each shoulder and the fall.

Common problems

  • A flat v with no top exit, as if printed
  • Exit stroke drawn from the bottom point
  • Both sides the same slant so v looks like a w half
  • Letter after v starts at the wrong height

The settings

  • Practice. One letter.
  • Letter. V v on opening.
  • Line size. Large is the roomiest, Medium the default, Small the tightest option.

Worked example: Lena's vest

In "vest" Lena's e starts with a gap after the v. Her teacher prints at Line size: Medium and has her trace the vvv row with a fingertip to feel the top exit. She writes "van" next, then "vest". On the third try the line from v to e is one stroke.

See cursive U before and cursive W next, since w uses the same top join. The cursive worksheets A to Z cover them all.

Sources

  1. Reading Rockets: Writing (handwriting and writing instruction for children) readingrockets.org