Cursive Letter O Worksheets
These cursive letter O worksheets will help kids learn to write a capital letter O, lowercase letter o and short words beginning with O. On this page you will find tracing cursive worksheets, cursive writing practice worksheets, and printable letter formation pages.
Letter O is a nice letter to practice as it only requires one smooth motion to form.
Kids will need to practice a nice closed shape on the lowercase o as well as a small finishing mark for the next letter in their writing.
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Big Cursive O Letters
This worksheet is designed to give kids extra space to practice writing their cursive O letters.
To make a capital letter O in cursive you need to make sure not to make it too narrow or too wide and keep a nice smooth motion while writing.
Kids will need to practice making small and neat lowercase o letters on the baseline.
The larger space also gives them a chance to make sure they keep an even motion while writing the O letters as cursive writing requires a smooth motion throughout the writing process.
If they make the oval too narrow their letter will look squished, while making it too wide will leave too much space before the next letter in their writing.
Cursive O Upper & Lowercase
This worksheet will allow kids to practice writing their cursive O uppercase and lowercase letters. They will also be able to observe the difference in size of the two letters and practice forming both correctly.
The uppercase letter O in cursive is bigger than its lowercase counterpart, while the o is written on the baseline.
Kids will need to practice making a nice closed shape on the lowercase o in their writing as well as a small finishing mark for the next letter in their writing.
If they don’t make that small finishing mark it can look like the letter has stopped instead of continuing smoothly into the next letter.
This page is a great practice to work on a rounded letter formation and make sure that the small finishing mark is clear enough for the next letter in their writing.
Cursive O 3 Letter Words
This page will let kids practice the formation of their cursive O letter in 3 letter words such as owl, oil, and oak and observe how the formation of the letter changes depending on what letter comes after it.
By using the word owl kids will practice writing the cursive o and observe how it connects to the w, which has a different formation than the curved parts of the o letter.
They will also practice writing the word oil, in which they will need to write a short i and a tall l after the cursive o letter.
Finally the word oak will let them practice making a round letter and connecting it to a different shaped letter at the end of the word.
This worksheet will help kids understand that the letter o is not just a closed oval shape and will need to have a finishing mark at the end of the lowercase o so that they can write the next letter in their cursive script.
Using words to practice their cursive writing script will let kids observe the differences in their writing and how to make them consistent throughout their writing.
Why O Is Easy to Recognize
The letter O is one of the easiest letters to recognize in the alphabet. The shape has stayed pretty much the same in various writing styles because of its simple rounded form.
It has a round shape and depending on the writing style can almost look like a perfect circle or an oval.
Therefore the letter is easy to recognize; however, it has certain specifics depending on the writing style, for example, cursive.
The letter O needs to be formed correctly and not squeezed to form another letter.
Kids will need to write the letter with attention to detail, paying close attention to the motion of their hand to make sure that their letter is consistent.
A small finishing mark at the end of the lowercase o will indicate where the next letter should be formed.
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