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How to write cursive Q and q
A free three-page worksheet: lowercase q and capital Q with gray letters to trace that fade out row by row, then 5 words and a sentence for joining q to other letters.
Watch it solved
40 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 Q and q in cursive, step by step.
- 0:04 Watch how to write a cursive q. Follow the numbered steps on the sheet.
- 0:09 Trace the gray letters. Keep your pencil moving, and join them up.
- 0:14 Then write your own, next to the colored letter.
- 0:17 Now the capital Q. Trace the gray one, then write your own.
- 0:22 Join the letters to write words. Read the word, quiz, then trace it.
- 0:27 Trace the sentence: A quick quiz is quite fun.
- 0:33 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Lowercase q, step by step
- 1Start a little below the midline and curve back around like a c, closing the circle at the midline.
- 2Slide straight down, past the baseline.
- 3Loop to the right and swing back up to the baseline.
Capital Q, step by step
- 1Start halfway down on the left and curve up and over to the right, near the top line.
- 2Curve down to the baseline and make a small loop at the bottom.
- 3Finish along the baseline to the right.
Watch for: Looping to the left like g. Lowercase q loops to the right. And in English words, q is almost always followed by u.
Joining: Lowercase q finishes on the baseline with a small swing up, and that swing carries straight on into the next letter.
What the worksheet looks like
Words to practice
Words to practiceq is for question. Read each word, then write it in joined-up cursive.
- quiz
- quit
- quick
- quack
- quilt
A quick quiz is quite fun.
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 q?
1. Start a little below the midline and curve back around like a c, closing the circle at the midline. 2. Slide straight down, past the baseline. 3. Loop to the right and swing back up to the baseline.
How do you write a capital cursive Q?
1. Start halfway down on the left and curve up and over to the right, near the top line. 2. Curve down to the baseline and make a small loop at the bottom. 3. Finish along the baseline to the right.
Which letters are written like cursive q?
q 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, o. Practicing them together makes each one easier.
How does cursive q join to the next letter?
Lowercase q finishes on the baseline with a small swing up, and that swing carries straight on into the next letter.
