Cursive D worksheets
Cursive D worksheets for third grade, for second and fourth graders too. The sheet traces capital D and lowercase d on alternate rows as dotted outlines on penmanship lines, with room after the tracing to write the letter alone. Lowercase d is a cursive a with a taller line; capital D is a shape of its own.
Free printable PDF worksheet.
One page for every cursive letter
Each cursive letter has its own page, with how the capital and the lowercase are formed and a sheet of that one letter to trace.
What's on each sheet
- One letter, capital and small. Trace the letter on each line. Then write it yourself on the rest of the line. 6 rows per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
A mixed sheet that draws letters from the whole alphabet prints from 3rd grade cursive alphabet.
How to teach this
Capital D starts a little below the top line. Slide straight down to the bottom line, make a small loop at the bottom on the left, swing right along the bottom line and up the right side to the top line, then curve over to the left and finish with a small hook. It ends at the top, so capital D does not join. Lowercase d starts at the middle line like an a: curve back and down around to the bottom line and up to close the oval. Then keep going up to the top line, slide straight back down over the same line and flick out on the bottom line. The flick is where the next letter joins. Written alone, as on the sheet, lowercase d has no lead-in stroke; in a word, the join from the letter before runs up into where it starts.
Watch for: A lowercase d whose line stops at the middle line. That is an a. The line climbs to the top line before it comes down. Capital D drawn like a print D, a line and then a bump. The cursive D loops at the bottom and goes around the whole letter in one stroke.
Common questions about cursive D
- How is cursive d different from cursive a?
- Only the line is taller. Both are an oval closed at the middle line. The a's line goes straight down from there; the d's line climbs to the top line first. Tracing them on the same day helps.
- Why is there a loop at the bottom of cursive capital D?
- It is where the pencil turns around. The line comes down, loops, and the same stroke runs back along the bottom line to build the round side.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated October 2026.
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