Cursive X worksheets
Cursive X worksheets for third grade, for second and fourth graders too. The sheet traces capital X and lowercase x on alternate rows as dotted outlines on penmanship lines, with room to write each one alone. Each takes two strokes, with the crossing line added after the curve.
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 X starts at the top line on the left with a small hook. Curve over and down to the right to the bottom line and flick up and out. Lift the pencil, then cross it with one straight line from the top line on the right down to the bottom line on the left. Lowercase x is the same at the small size: a small hook at the middle line, a curve down to the bottom line and a flick, then one straight line from the middle line on the right down to the bottom line on the left. The flick on the first stroke is where the next letter joins. In a word, many children finish the word and come back for the crossing line, the way they do for the cross on t. Written alone, as on the sheet, lowercase x has no lead-in stroke; in a word, the join from the letter before runs up into where it starts.
Watch for: Two straight lines, like a print x. The first stroke in cursive is a curve with a flick. The crossing line drawn from the bottom up. It starts at the top on the right and goes down.
Common questions about cursive X
- What order do the strokes of cursive x go in?
- The curve first, from the top left down to a flick on the bottom line, then the straight line from the top right down to the bottom left.
- Does cursive x join the next letter?
- Yes, from the flick at the end of the curve. The crossing line comes after, often once the whole word is written.
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated October 2026.
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