Why does cursive capital Q look like a 2?

That is the traditional cursive capital Q, and many charts still use it. Some newer school styles draw it as an O with a tail instead. If your child's class chart has that one, follow the class chart.

How do I tell cursive q from cursive g?

Look at the loop under the line. The q's comes back up on the right; the g's swings back to the left. Above the line the two are the same oval.

Cursive Q worksheets, capital and lowercase q, free PDF

Cursive Q worksheets

Cursive Q worksheet for 3rd grade, capital and lowercase in cursive as dotted outlines on penmanship lines — The picture follows the options you pick.

Cursive Q worksheets for third grade, for second and fourth graders too. The sheet traces capital Q and lowercase q on alternate rows as dotted outlines on penmanship lines, with room after them to write it alone. Capital Q here is the one shaped like a large 2, which is worth knowing before you start.

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 Q starts on the left, about halfway between the middle line and the bottom line. Curve up and over the top line, come down the right side and around to the bottom line, make a small loop at the bottom, then swing out low to the right and up into the next letter. Lowercase q starts at the middle line like an a: curve back and around, close the oval at the middle line, then slide straight down below the bottom line. Loop around and come back up on the right to close at the bottom line, then go out to the right. That loop is the q's own: the g's swings back to the left. Written alone, as on the sheet, lowercase q has no lead-in stroke; in a word, the join from the letter before runs up into where it starts.

Watch for: Lowercase q's loop swung to the left, which makes a g. The q's loop comes back up on the right. Capital Q started at the top, the way a 2 is written. The cursive Q starts low on the left and climbs.

Common questions about cursive Q

Why does cursive capital Q look like a 2?: That is the traditional cursive capital Q, and many charts still use it. Some newer school styles draw it as an O with a tail instead. If your child's class chart has that one, follow the class chart.
How do I tell cursive q from cursive g?: Look at the loop under the line. The q's comes back up on the right; the g's swings back to the left. Above the line the two are the same oval.

Cursive Q worksheets

One page for every cursive letter

What's on each sheet

How to teach this

Common questions about cursive Q

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