Cursive O worksheets
Cursive O worksheets for third grade, for second and fourth graders too. The sheet traces capital O and lowercase o as dotted outlines on alternate rows, with room on each row to write it alone. Neither one ends on the bottom line, and that changes how o joins in a word.
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 O starts at the top line. Curve down to the left, around along the bottom line and up the right side back to the top. Make a loop inside the top half, then finish with a short stroke out to the right. It ends high, so capital O does not join the next letter. Lowercase o starts at the middle line. Curve back to the left and down around to the bottom line, then up to close at the middle line. In a word the o gets a small curl at the middle line, and the stroke to the next letter runs along the middle line from there, as it does after b, v and w. Joining o from the bottom line, as if it were an a, is the usual slip. Written alone, as on the sheet, lowercase o has no lead-in stroke; in a word, the join from the letter before runs up into where it starts.
Watch for: Joining out of lowercase o from the bottom. The join leaves from the top, at the middle line. An o left open at the top, which reads as a u or a c. Close it before moving on.
Common questions about cursive O
- Why does cursive o join from the top?
- Because the o closes at the middle line and the pencil is already up there. Going back down to the bottom line to join would mean retracing. The same goes for b, v and w.
- Why is there a loop at the top of cursive capital O?
- It is how the stroke turns once the oval is closed: a loop inside the top half, then a short stroke out to the right.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated October 2026.
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