Introduction—Downstroke with entry letter formation

Some letters that use a downstroke movement start with a short

diagonal line at the start. This diaagonal line is called an entry.
Letters that start with an entry then use a downstroke movement are:

i j n m p r u v w y
Downstroke Downstroke then clockwise Downstroke then
movement with or horizontal movement with anticlockwise movement
entries entries with entries

i j n m p r u v w y
Practise diagonal and downstroke movements by tracing the picture.

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 Introduction—Downstroke with entry letter formation

ij nmp r uv w y

Trace, then write these letters that use an entry then a downstroke movement.

i i j j
Trace, then write these letters that use an entry, a downstroke and a clockwise or
horizontal movement.

n n m m
p p r r
Trace, then write these letters that use an entry, a downstroke and an anticlockwise
movement.

u u v v
w w y y
Add the missing letters that start with an entry to complete the words.

a es h
o e e
ha g
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