Grade 2

Handwriting
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 Table of Contents
UNIT 1
The Manuscript alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
All kinds of lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Ll, Ii, Tt, Ff, Ee, Hh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Oo, Cc, Dd, Qq, Pp, Uu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Bb, Jj, Gg, Rr, Ss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Aa, Vv, Nn, Kk, Xx, Ww . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Mm, Yy, Zz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
A Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
UNIT 2
Manuscript to Cusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
The Cursive Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Strokes that Curve Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Strokes that Curve Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
oa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
cd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Strokes that Curve Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
nm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
UNIT 3
Joining Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
uw bf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
hk gq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
jp rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
yz vx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
UNIT 4
Strokes for Cursive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
A O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
L D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
B R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
T F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
S G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
I J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
UNIT 5
Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
N M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
H K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
V U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
W X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
UNIT 6
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Address an Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Letter Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
A Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
A Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
A Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
A Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
A Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
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The Manuscript Alphabet

Circle the letters you use to write your first name.

A aaa
A
A B bbb C
B
B Cccc D
C D ddd
D EEE eee
FFF fff Gggg H
G
G H hhh III iii J
H J jjj
J KKK kkk
L lll
L
L Mm
M
M m N
m NN nnn O O ooo
O P ppp
P
P
Q
QQ qqq R rrr SSS sss T
R
R T ttt
T Uuuu
U
U
V vvv
V Ww
W w X X xxx YYY yyy ZZZ zzz

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V W w X

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All Kinds of Lines

Trace letters with straight lines. Then copy them.

LHIipbFEt
Trace letters with slant lines. Then copy them.

MAwvkxYNy
Trace letters with circle lines. Then copy them.

ScoBgDpae
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Write your own sentence. Circle the best letters in your sentence.

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Ll Ii Tt
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

LL
L
L lll l
III I iii i
TT
T
T ttt t
lit it ill Lili

till it lit I lit it.

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Ff Ee Hh
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentences.

FFF F fff f
EEE E eee e
HHHH hhh h
eel feet teeth Tillie
He fell. Lili felt the eel.
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Oo Cc Dd
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

OO
O
O ooo o
C
CC
C ccc c
DD
D
D ddd d
Coco colt feel tooth

Cloe did feel cold.

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Qq Pp Uu
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

QQ
Q
Q qqq q
P P
P
P ppp p
UU
U
U uuu u
Utah soup quiet full pet

The pup quit it.

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Bb Jj Gg
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

B
BB
B bbb b
J J
J
J jjj j
G
GG
G ggg g
got jet Bobbie Jill jog

Jill got the globe.

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Rr Ss
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

RR
R
R rrr r
SSS S sss s
rode does best test steer

Lela goes to the store.

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Aa Vv Nn
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

AA
A
A aaa a
V V
V
V vvv v
NN
N
N nnn n
van Nan Vinnie rang stand

Nan and Vinnie sang.

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Kk Xx Ww
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

KKK K kkk k
X X
X
X xxx x
WW
W
W w
ww
w
kite rock fox Willie Xenia

Wanda packed a box.

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Mm Yy Zz
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the words and the sentence.

MM
M
M m
mm
m
YYY Y yyy y
ZZZ Z zzz z
yard yolk Maria zebra many

Zach scored a goal.

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Numerals
Trace and write the numerals.

1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5
Write your own addition sentence.
10
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1+ 1=2
Write your own subtraction sentence.

2 – 1= 1
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Punctuation Marks
Trace the punctuation marks and repeat the patterns.

? ! ? !
! ? ? ! ? ?
Are the spaces between letters
Write the sentences. and words correct?

Please, John, fix that now!

Do you want to visit the gym?

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Letter and Word Spacing

These words are just right.

I like to write. Writing is fun.

The letters are not too close.
There is a pencil space between words.
The letters are not too far apart.

Write each word and the sentence.

great brother some yard

You can write a story.
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Circle each word with the correct letter spacing.

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A Form
Use your best handwriting. Fill in the form.

School Clubs
Check one.
____________________ sports ____________________ games ____________________ dance

Name

Street Address

City

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State

Zip Code

Date of Birth

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Invitation
Use your best writing
to make an invitation.

Come to
Joy’s Birthday Party!
Place:
123 Maple Avenue
Time:
3:00 PM, Sunday
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Manuscript to Cursive
Circle the cursive letters that are in your teacher’s name.

aa b b cc dd e e f f gg h h i i j j
k k l l m m n n oo pp q q r r s s
t t u u vv w w x x y y z z
Circle the words that are written in cursive.

lit lëiët feet f◊e÷eét cold c§oùl≠d

quit qèuäiët pet p⁄eét globe gúl¢oùb–˘

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store sî¢t o‰rœe write wflräëœ
i t e use ufi¤s e
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Words in Manuscript and Cursive

Read the word written in manuscript.
Circle the matching word in cursive.

brown b£oÜnœe d¢oíwÅn bflr¢oíwÅn

fox f¶oˆx b£oÜy l¢o…côkfis
over oÜv–Én oÜv–·r w£o‰rœe
lazy l≠aızây aólfis™o l≠a≠dÄy
dog b£o≥g d¢o≥g a≠gßo
quick qèuäi√côk qèuäiœeét gßo≥aól
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jumped p¥a≠gÿe∞d j≤a≠dœe jêuÄmãp⁄e∞d

the tëiœe tóhœe h¢oít
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Manuscript to Cursive
Circle the letters that begin the names of your friends.

AA BB CC DD EE FF GG
HH II JJ KK L L MM NN
OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU
VV WW XX YY ZZ
Read the name written in manuscript. Circle the matching word in cursive.

Charles Côh≠afirólœeÎs AólœeÉxïifis Eôl¬våifis

Mandy N≠aÄn√cÇy M≠aÄn≠dÄy WaÄn≠d≠a

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Alice Hõoùlólëifis Iräifis Aólëi√c—e
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The Cursive Alphabet

Circle the letters that are in your last name.

Aa
A
A a B
a B bbb C
B Cc
C c D
c Dd
D d
d E E eee
E
F fff G
F
F G ggg H
G H h
H h I
h I iii JJJ jjj
I
K
Kk
K k
k L L lll M
L M
Mm m
m N N
Nnn
n
O ooo P
O
O Pp
P p Q
p Q
Qqq R
q Rr
R r S
r S sss
S
T ttt
T
T Uu
U
U u
u V vvv
V
V Ww
W
W w
w
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Xx
X
X x Y
x Yy
Y y Z
y Z zzz
Z
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Left-Handed Writers
Sit tall.

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with the tip of your

thumb and the first two fingers.

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Right-Handed Writers
Look at the picture.

Sit tall.

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with your thumb and

first two fingers.
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Strokes that Curve Up

Look for strokes that curve up in the pictures. Trace the strokes that curve up.

Circle the letters where the first stroke curves up.

i ii oo ll x
x d
x r zz ss
d r
fff gg h p ttt w
n p
h n w jj

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Trace and write the strokes that curve up.

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e l
Trace and write the letters and the word.

eee e e e e e e e e e e

lll l l l l l l l l l
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e÷eöl e÷eöl eölól

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i t
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

iii i i i i i i i i i

ttt t t t t t t t t

iólól lëœi e tëœi e lœée t lëëëó

i t t lœe

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Strokes that Curve Down

Find strokes that curve down in the pictures. Trace strokes that curve down.

Circle each letter where the first stroke curves down.

a bbb c
a
a c d
c d eee ggg jjj
d
k lll m
k
k m ooo p
m p q
p q r
q r
r
ttt u
u vvv w
u w x
w x y
x y zzz
y
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Trace and write strokes that curve down.

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oa
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

ooo o o o o o o o o o

a
a a a a a a a a a a
a

oíiól t¢oŸ˘ aätœe e∞aät l¢oít t¢oùlól

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cd
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

c
c c c c c c c c c c
c

d
d d d d d d d d d d
d

cØaät l≠a√c—e d≠a≠d c§o≥aät däiÄmœe

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Strokes that Curve Over

Look for strokes that curve over in the pictures. Trace the strokes that curve over.

Circle the letters where the first stroke curves over.

oo m
m vv u
u gg zz a
a
x q
x q r
r dd ee y
y cc
n p
n p k
k ss bb ii w
w

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Trace and write strokes that curve over.

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nm
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

n
n n n n n n n n

m
m m m m m m m m

iÄnãt¢o n≠aäiól mãiÄnãt n≠aÄmœe mœe

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Review Do your letters have the correct shape?

Write the words.

t¢o t≠aólól o≥aät nãiÄnœe n¢o®oÜn

m¢oÜm i√c—e däi≠d n¢o≥d aÄn≠d

däi√c—e mãi√c—e nãi√c—e c§o®oùl m≠aäiól

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Taking Tests
Answer each question. Write yes or no.

1. Do you slant your paper when you write?

2. Do all small letters touch the middle line?

3. Do all small letters go below the bottom line?

4. Do the letters b and d touch the top line?

Write true or false.

5. All short letters touch the middle line.

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6. The letters t and d go below the bottom line.

7. The letters a and g begin with the same stroke.

8. You should sit tall when you write.

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Joining Letters
Trace the strokes that curve up in these letters. Write the words.

ifis iët lœeét aólól côlëuœe

Trace the strokes that curve down in these letters. Write the words.

d≠a≠d t≠a≠g cØaät l≠aätœe t≠aäiól

Trace the connectives from the bottom line. Write the words.

qèuäiœeét pûl≠aÄy rœe∞a≠d qèuäiólët

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Write your own words. Circle your best words.

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Joining Letters
Trace the strokes that connect at the middle. Write the words.

bÆaólól oùl≠d wÆaätœe·r m¢o®oÜn vÆaÄn

Trace the long strokes that curve up in these letters. Write the words.

gúl≠a≠d yÿeéjêu gêuäi≠dœe gÿeét

Trace the long strokes that curve over in these letters. Write the words.

gßo g≤aólœe a≠gßo e∞g≤g j≤aÄm

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u w
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

u
u
u u u u u u u

w
w
w w w w w w w

cçuät wåiÄn c§oíuól≠d w–ölól

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w£oíuól≠d w–ét wÆaäiët
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b f
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

bbb b b b b b b b

fff f f f f f f f

b–ölët aóbòlœe fèuólól oùfõf

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bòlëuófõf f¶oùl≠d
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h k
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

h
h
h h h h h h h h

k
k k k k k k k k
k

h≠a≠d wòh¢o këiëtœe l≠aókœe

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lëu√côk h¢oùl≠d këi√côk
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g q
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

ggg g g g g g g g g
q
q
q q q q q q q q q

l¢o≥g cØa≠gÿe g≤aÄmœe e∞qèu≠aól

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qèuäiœeét qèuäi√côk g≤aÄv–˘

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j p
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

jjj j j j j j j j
p
p p p p p p p p
p

jßoùkœe j≤aÄm pìi≠g jêuÄmãp

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oíp⁄eÉn pìuäp pìi√côk
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r s
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

r
r
r r r r r r r r

sss s s s s s s s

räuÄn bflr≠a≠g r¢oÓ¤eÎs

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sîifisîtœe·r sükëifirät sükëiëp

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y z
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

y
y
y y y y y y y y
zzz z z z z z z z
yÿeÎs p¥aÄy z¨o®o l≠aızây

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zñi≠gÙz∑a≠g h≠aäpìpáy
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v x
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

vvv v v v v v v v

x
x x x x x x x x
x

v–·rÄy h≠aÄv–˘ l¢oÜv–˘ oˆx‹eÉn

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mãiıx b£oˆx gêiÄv–˘

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Review Circle your best word.

Write the phrases. Then write one of your own.

oÜn a j≤a≠g≤gÿe∞d m¢oíuÄnãt≠aäiÄn

mÄy f±aÄv£o‰räiëtœe tfirœe÷eÎs

sîiıx w£o®o≥dœeÉn båufis¤eÎs aät

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tóhœe p⁄eétëtëiÄn≠g z¨o®o
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Letter and Word Spacing The letters are not too close or too far apart.
These words are just right.

I cØaÄn rœe∞a≠d tóhãifis.

Write these words.

fõl≠a≠g eÉxïiët m≠aókœe pÂr¢oÜv–˘

Write the sentence.

I sîp¥a√c—e mÄy w£o‰r≠dfis w–ölól.

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Is your sentence easy to read?

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Taking Tests
Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.

over up down middle bottom below

1. Begin i and t with a stroke that curves .

2. Begin c and a with a stroke that curves .

3. Begin n and m with a stroke that curves .

4. The letters u and w rest on the line.

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5. The letters b and w connect to other letters at the line.

6. The letter z goes the bottom line.

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Taking Tests
Choose an answer from the box. Write it on the line.

Answer Box

a d¢oít b–öl¢oíw tóhœe mãi≠d≠dólœe lëiÄnœe

aät tóhœe mãi≠d≠dólœe lëiÄnœe t≠aólól
1. How do you sit when you write?

2. What is above the letter i?

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3. Where does the letter o start?

4. Where do all the small letters end?

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Strokes for Cursive Writing

Trace and write the strokes that curve up.

Trace and write strokes that curve down.

Trace and write strokes that curve over.

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Trace and write slant strokes.

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Size and Shape

Look at the models and the gray letters.
Circle the gray letters that are the correct size and shape.

A
A
A B
B
B CC
C D
D
D EE
E
F
F
F G
G
G H
H
H I
I
I JJJ
K
K
K L
L
L M
M
M N
N
N
O
O
O P
P
P Q
Q
Q R
R
R S
S
S
T
T
T U
U
U V
V
V W
W
W
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X
X
X Y
Y
Y ZZ
Z
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A O
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

A
A A A A A A A
A
O
O O
O O O O O O

AäpÂräiól AÄnãiët≠a AÄn≠dÄy Ohãi¢o

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Otët¢o lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Aókfir¢oÜn.
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C E
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

C C C C C C C C
C
C

E E E E E E E E
E
E

CØafiról CôhãiÄn≠a E¡tóh≠aÄn E¡ufir¢oíp⁄e

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Eôlól≠a våifisîiëtfis CôhãiÄn≠a.

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L D
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

L
L
L L L L L L L

D
D
D D D D D D D

LºiÄn≠d≠a Lºuäifis DaÄn DeÉnÄv–·r

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Daäifisîiœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn LæoÜn≠d¢oÜn.
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B R
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

B
B
B B B B B B B B

R R R R R R R R
R
R

BeÉn BoÓît¢oÜn R≠aÄy Räufissîi≠a

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Räu≠dÄy w–Énãt t¢o Baólëi.

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T F
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

T
T
T T T T T T T
F
F
F F F F F F F
ToÜm Tafir≠a Fräi≠d≠aÄy Feölëiıx

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FaÄy sμaäw TiÄm Thãufirfisμd≠aÄy.
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S G
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

S
S
S S S S S S S S

G
G
G G G G G G G G

Suœe Sp¥aäiÄn Ge•o‰r≠gêi≠a GafirÄy

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Gaäói lfis c§oÜmãÄi n≠g SuÄn≠d≠aÄy.
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I J
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

I
I
I I I I I I I I

JJJ J J J J J J J

IrœeÉnœe In≠däi≠a J®aÄm≠aäi√cØa

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SaÄm, iëtfis J≠uól¬y!
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Do your letters rest on the baseline?
Review
Write the words and the sentence.

C§o‰rÄy Biólól IoíwÆa OlëiÄvåi≠a

LæoÜn≠d¢oÜn R≠a≠qèuœeöl Thãufirfisμd≠aÄy

JØoÓîiœe gßoŸÎs oÜn TuœeÎsμd≠aÄy.

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Circle your best punctuation mark.
Punctuation Marks
Trace the punctuation marks. Write the sentences
and the punctuation marks. Finish the last sentence.

. , ? !

Wh≠aät tëiÄmœe ifis iët, Mäi≠a?

Oh n¢o, I l¢oÓît mÄy h≠aät!

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N M
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

N
N
N N N N N N N N

M
M
M M M M M M M M

N≠aÄvÆaäjßo N¢o‰r≠a Näiólœe M≠afiräi≠a

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Näi√côk lëiÄv–Îs iÄn NÄy≤a√côk.

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H K
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

H
H
H H H H H H H H
K K K K K K K K
K
K

HîaäwÆaäiëi Hõoípìi Hîaız›öl KœeÉn

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P Q
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

P P P P P P P P P
P
P

Q
Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

Pafiräifis Pe·räu PhÄyúlólëifis

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Pi≠a lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Quœeªb–Δc.

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V U
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

V
V
V V V V V V V V V

U U U U U U U U U
U
U

Ve·r≠a ViÄn√c—e Vi√cçt¢o‰r Uät≠aóh

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Ufiräi w–Énãt t¢o Vifir≠gêiÄnãi≠a.
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W X
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

W
W
W W W W W W W W

X
X
X X X X X X X X

Waólët Wiólól≠a WyßoÜmãiÄn≠g

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X eÉnãi≠a lœeöfèt We∞dÄnœeÎsμd≠aÄy.

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Y Z
Trace the letters. Then write the letters and the words.

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y
Y

Z
Z
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

Y®aólœe Y≠uók¢oÜn Zºaäifirœe Z¡ufiräi√côh

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Zºa√côk lœeöfèt Nœeéw YØo‰rók.
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Numerals
Trace and write the numeral that goes with each number word.

oÜnœe 1 eéi≠gúhãt 8
tëw£o 2 nãiÄnœe 9
tóhfirœe÷e 3 tœeÉn 10
f¶oíufir 4 eölœeÉv–Én 11
fèiÄv–˘ 5 tëw–öl¬v–˘ 12
sîiıx 6 tóhãifirätœe÷eÉn 13
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s¤eÉv–Én 7 f¶oíufirätœe÷eÉn 14
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Review
Write the titles.

Thœe AÄm≠aızñiÄn≠g Näi≠gúhãt Sk¬y

Aólól Aób£oíuät tóhœe Inãtœe·rÄnœeét

Thœe UÄn≠dœe·räwÆaätœe·r Hõoítœeöl

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FräiœeÉn≠dól¬y Fifirœeöfèi≠gúhãtœe·rfis
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Taking Tests
Write the sentence that answers each question.

Answer Box
Boítóh afirÄmfis afirœe oÜn tóhœe t≠aóbòlœe. I sîiët t≠aólól.
I ufis¤e mÄy ( räi≠gúhãt o‰r lœeöfèt) h≠aÄn≠d.
Thœe p¥aäp⁄e·r ifis sül≠aÄnãtœe∞d.
ThœeÉy rœeÎsît oÜn tóhœe b£oítët¢oÜm lëiÄnœe.
1. How do you sit when you write?

2. Where do you place your arms when you write?

3. What is your paper’s position?

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4. Where do all the letters rest?

5. Which hand do you use when you write?

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Abbreviations
Write the abbreviations.

Mfir. Mfirfis. J∞r. Dr. Mfis.

St. R≠d. AÄv–˘. Mät.

J®aÄn. Feªb. M≠afir. AäpÂr. Aäu≠g.

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Address an Envelope
Write your address.

ViÄn R≠aÄvÆaól
3 Eôl¬m St.
A
US

KœeÉnãt, OH 01021
Write your address.
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Punctuation Marks in a Letter

Trace the punctuation marks in the letter. Add the missing period and comma.

DeΔc. 5, 200__
De∞afir TeÎss,
Wiólól yßoíu c§oÜmœe t¢o mÄy
p¥afirät¬y oÜn SuÄn≠d≠aÄy? Aólól oùf
oíufir f‚räiœeÉn≠dfis wåiólól b–˘ tóhœe·rœe
We wåiólól h≠aÄv–˘ a l¢oít oùf fèuÄn!

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YØoíufir f‚räiœeÉn≠d
AólœeÉx
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A Letter
Write a letter to a friend and sign your name. Don’t forget to include a date.

Dear
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Your friend,

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A Poem
Complete the poem by writing the rhyming words.
Then write a title.

,
ShœeÎs a h≠aäpìpáy b–÷e,
,
Hó·r hãiÄv–Îs iÄn a .
Buız˜z! Buız˜z! sühœe sîiÄn≠gÌs,
Afis sühœe fõl≠aäpÔs hœe·r .

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Wo‰rók lëiëtëtólœe b–÷e!
M≠aókœe h¢oÜnœeÉy f¶o‰r .
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A Report
Complete the report with words from the word bank. Word Bank

Baätfis
Bats come eat
food seeds

Baätfis afirœe tóhœe oÜnól¬y m≠aÄmÄm≠aólfis

tóh≠aät cØaÄn fõl¬y. ThœeÉy
oíuät aät nãi≠gúhãt aÄn≠d ufis¤e eΔcôh¢oŸÎs
t¢o hãuÄnãt f¶o‰r .
Baätfis m≠aÄnÄy iÄnfis¤eΔcçtfis.
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Aólfis™o s™oÜmœe bÆaätfis sÃcØaätëtœe·r

pûl≠aÄnãt .
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A Story

Oufir Côl≠afiss Träiëp

Oufir côl≠afiss våifisîiëtœe∞d Ta¢oÓ˙,
Nœeéw MœeÉxïi√c§o. We sμaäw afirätëifisîtfis
m≠aókëiÄn≠g p©oítëtœe·rÄy aÄn≠d w–Énãt
r≠aófètëiÄn≠g. Quäi√côkól¬y, w–˘ z¨o®o,Ümœe∞d
d¢oíwÅn tóhœe Räi¢o Gr≠aÄn≠dœe. Ilól
nœeÉv–·r f¶o‰r≠gÿeét tóh≠aät w£oÜn≠dœe·rófèuól

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Poster
Make a poster.
Write the information.

The Happy Clown

Show times: 1:00 3:30
5:00 7:30 9:00

Mapleville Theater
65th and Maple
Next to Sol’s Deli

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A Form
Pretend you are going to summer camp. Fill in the form. Make up a name for your tent and your
leader. Then write three activities that you would like to do. Don’t forget to sign your name!

Camp Anaconda

Name

Tent

Leader

Activities
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Signature
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