Learning Worksheets Tracing Cursive a–z Cursive r
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Cursive Letter r Tracing Worksheet
Cursive r has a little shoulder at the top, like a tiny step. It looks quite different from print r.
What’s on the cursive r worksheet
Cursive R and r to copy, dotted r rows to trace and join, the words rabbit, ring and rose, and a line for your child’s own r.
How to write cursive r
Start with an undercurve up to just above the dashed line. Make a small shoulder to the right, pull straight down to the baseline and finish with an undercurve.
What to watch for
The shoulder of r is often too flat or too rounded. A small, sharp step works best.
Joining r to other letters
The step at the top of r is followed by a drop and a curve away, which is where the next letter begins, as in red and run. Practise ra, re and ro, then write red and run. Say “up, step, down”.
Words to trace in cursive
🐰 rabbit · 💍 ring · 🌹 rose
Activity: Step up r
Draw a staircase and have your child walk two fingers up a step, then down. Each step becomes the shoulder of a cursive r.
Same stroke group
Undercurve letters: e · i · j · p
Print shape first: lowercase r tracing
Cursive r questions
Why does cursive r look so different?
The shoulder and lead-in help it join smoothly. Children usually get used to it quickly.
Is cursive r hard to read?
It can be at first. Practise it in short words so your child recognises it.
More in the cursive FAQ.
More Free Cursive Tracing Worksheets
Also try: lowercase a–z · uppercase A–Z