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How to write cursive O and o
A free three-page worksheet: lowercase o and capital O with gray letters to trace that fade out row by row, then 5 words and a sentence for joining o to other letters.
Watch it solved
39 sec · with voice and captionsA pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.
Read what the video says
- 0:00 Let's write O and o in cursive, step by step.
- 0:03 Watch how to write a cursive o. Follow the numbered steps on the sheet.
- 0:08 Trace the gray letters. Keep your pencil moving, and join them up.
- 0:13 Then write your own, next to the colored letter.
- 0:17 Now the capital O. Trace the gray one, then write your own.
- 0:22 Join the letters to write words. Read the word, on, then trace it.
- 0:27 Trace the sentence: The dog is on top of the log.
- 0:33 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Lowercase o, step by step
- 1Start a little below the midline.
- 2Curve back over the top and all the way around to close the circle.
- 3Finish with a little tie to the right, along the midline.
Capital O, step by step
- 1Start at the top line and curve back to the left.
- 2Go all the way down and around to close the shape at the top.
- 3Make a small loop inside and finish to the right.
Watch for: Leaving off the tie at the end. The tie at the midline joins o to the next letter.
Joining: Lowercase o finishes with a little tie at the midline, so the next letter joins at the midline rather than from the baseline. It is one of four letters that do this: b, o, v and w.
What the worksheet looks like
Words to practice
Words to practiceo is for octopus. Read each word, then write it in joined-up cursive.
- on
- dog
- hop
- top
- box
The dog is on top of the log.
Make a tracing sheet from these words in the cursive worksheet generator, or type your own.
Letters written the same way
Downcurve letters
They start a little below the midline and curve back over the top, like the start of a c.
Common questions
How do you write a cursive o?
1. Start a little below the midline. 2. Curve back over the top and all the way around to close the circle. 3. Finish with a little tie to the right, along the midline.
How do you write a capital cursive O?
1. Start at the top line and curve back to the left. 2. Go all the way down and around to close the shape at the top. 3. Make a small loop inside and finish to the right.
Which letters are written like cursive o?
o is one of the downcurve letters, which start a little below the midline and curve back over the top, like the start of a c. The others are a, c, d, g, q. Practicing them together makes each one easier.
How does cursive o join to the next letter?
Lowercase o finishes with a little tie at the midline, so the next letter joins at the midline rather than from the baseline. It is one of four letters that do this: b, o, v and w.
