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Cursive W

Prints a cursive W page: a large model, capital and small w to trace, a joined row, and web, wind and wig. A top-joining letter for children in grades 2 to 4.

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Cursive W: Capital W and Small w2 pages · US Letter

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NameDateScoreCursive W: Capital W and Small wTrace the grey letters, starting each one where the dark model starts. Then practise w joined to itself and in wordsthat start with w.Print: W wWords: web, wind, wigPrintablePal.com · free cursive worksheetsCursive W: Capital W and Small w · page 1 of 2
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NameDateScoreCursive W: Capital W and Small wTrace the grey letters, starting each one where the dark model starts. Then practise w joined to itself and in wordsthat start with w.Print: W wWords: web, wind, wigPrintablePal.com · free cursive worksheetsCursive W: Capital W and Small w · page 2 of 2
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What prints

A big dark "Ww" fills the top. Beside it: "Print: W w" and the words web, wind, wig. The ruled lines hold two rows of capital W, two of small w, a row of "www", and the three words. First copy dark, rest grey.

Small w

Small w is two undercurve loops side by side. Start on the baseline, swing up to the midline, down to the baseline, up again, down again, and finish by curving up and over the top to the right with a little flick. It has two sharp points at the baseline and two at the midline. Like v and o, w leaves from the top.

Some teachers describe it as "u with an extra hill". That's a fair guide: write u first, then add the second down-up.

Capital W

Capital W is wide. In Zaner-Bloser it begins with a curve and uses two rounded dips with a looped finish. D'Nealian and other programs have fewer curves, and the model on this sheet comes from a general teacher-style font, so differences are normal.

Joining w

Because the exit leaves from the top, the next letter begins lower than where the pencil is. In "web" the stroke drops into e, in "wind" into i, in "wig" also i. Many children lift the pencil because the angle feels odd. Practise the www row slowly, noting where one w ends and the next begins.

Pitfalls

  • Making w as narrow as u, with the middle point too close
  • Pointed bottoms dropping below the baseline
  • Forgetting the top exit
  • Capital W drawn as two print Vs

The settings

  • Practice. One letter.
  • Letter. W w at open.
  • Line size. Start with Large because w is wide; Medium and Small follow as control improves.

Worked example: Sam and wind

Sam's w in "wind" always bumps into the i. His coach prints at Line size: Large so the exit has room. They trace the dark w slowly, pause at the top, then slide down into i. By the third "wind" the join is a single curve, and the dot on i comes last.

Previous page: cursive V. Next: cursive X. The cursive capital letters sheet has a wide W with more room.

Sources

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