Learning Worksheets Tracing Cursive a–z Cursive c
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Cursive Letter c Tracing Worksheet
Cursive c is a gentle curve with a lead-in stroke. It is a short letter, but it teaches the downcurve movement used in five others.
What’s on the cursive c worksheet
Cursive C and c to copy, dotted c rows to trace and join, the words cat, cup and cow, and a line for your child’s own c.
How to write cursive c
Start with a small overcurve up to just below the dashed line. Curve back down and round to the left, along the baseline, and finish with an undercurve to the right.
What to watch for
Watch the starting hook: without it, c floats away from the letter before it in a word.
Joining c to other letters
Its final upward flick rises from the baseline, so c leads smoothly into a, o and u. In cat, the c and a almost melt into one shape. Practise ca, co and cu, then the words cat and cup. Say “hook and curve” each time.
Words to trace in cursive
🐱 cat · 🥤 cup · 🐄 cow
Activity: Moon c
Draw a night sky and trace a crescent moon in cursive c shapes. Start each one with the little hook at the top. Add stars once three moons are done.
Same stroke group
Downcurve letters: a · d · g · o
Print shape first: lowercase c tracing
Cursive c questions
How is cursive c different from print c?
It starts with a small hook and ends with a joining tail, ready for the next letter.
Why practise c before other letters?
The same downcurve starts a, d, g, o and q.
More in the cursive FAQ.
More Free Cursive Tracing Worksheets
Also try: lowercase a–z · uppercase A–Z