Learning Worksheets Tracing Cursive a–z Cursive d
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Cursive Letter d Tracing Worksheet
Cursive d starts like a and then climbs to the top line before coming straight back down. It is a good way to practise changing height in one stroke.
What’s on the cursive d worksheet
Cursive D and d to copy, dotted d rows to trace and join, the words dog, duck and drum, and a line for your child’s own d.
How to write cursive d
Make the lead-in and oval just like cursive a. From the top of the oval, keep climbing up to the top line, then pull straight down the same path to the baseline and finish with an undercurve.
What to watch for
Some children stop the tall stroke at the dashed line, which makes d look like a.
Joining d to other letters
After the tall stroke comes back down, a short swing carries d into the next letter. In dig, that swing lifts gently into the i. Practise da, de and do, then the words dog and dad. The tall stroke should reach the top line.
Words to trace in cursive
🐶 dog · 🦆 duck · 🥁 drum
Activity: Dinosaur d
Your child draws a dinosaur’s body as the oval and its long neck as the tall stroke of d. Then they trace three d’s in a row, joined together.
Same stroke group
Downcurve letters: a · c · g · o
Print shape first: lowercase d tracing
Cursive d questions
Does cursive d have a loop?
In this style, the stroke goes up and comes down the same path without a loop. Some styles add a loop.
How is cursive d different from b?
d starts with an oval and ends low; b starts with a tall loop and ends with a bridge.
More in the cursive FAQ.
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Also try: lowercase a–z · uppercase A–Z