Cursive Writing

GRADE 3 HANDWRITING WORKBOOK
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Table of Contents Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
UNIT 1 UNIT 4
The Manuscript Alphabet Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lines in Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Letters A O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Letters C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Numerals and Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Letters L D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Writing Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Letters B R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Signing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Letters T F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Letters S G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Letters I J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Manuscript to Cursive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Cursive Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
UNIT 5
Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Spacing Letters and Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
UNIT 2 Letters M N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Strokes that Curve Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Letters H K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Letters i t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Letters P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Letters e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Letters V U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Words to Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Letters W X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Strokes that Curve Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Letters Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Letters o a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Letters c d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Strokes that Curve Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
UNIT 6
Letters n m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Alignment and Margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Taking Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Numerals and Math Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
UNIT 3 Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Connectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 A Short Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Letters u w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 A News Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Letters b f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Theme Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Letters h k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Transition to Two Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Letters g q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Practice with Small Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Letters j p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Practice with Tall Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Letters r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 A Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Letters y z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 A Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Letters v x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 A Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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The Manuscript Alphabet Review

Circle the letters that spell the name of your state.
A aaa B
A
A B bbb C
B C ccc
C D ddd
D
D EEE eee
FFF fff G
G ggg H
G H hhh III
H iii J J jjj
J KKK kkk
L lll M
L
L Mm
M m
m N N nnn
N O ooo
O
O P ppp
P
P
Q qqq R
Q
Q R rrr SSS sss
R T ttt
T
T U uuu
U
U
V vvv W
V Ww
W w X
w X xxx
X YYY yyy ZZZ zzz
V
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Lines in Letters
Write these letters with straight lines. Then use them to write a word.
EtHFiLI
Write these letters with slant lines.
AyWvkMx
Write these letters with circle lines.
SbDQoae
Complete the sentence.
My favorite color is .
Circle the letters with slant lines.
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Letter and Word Spacing

Space Between Letters Space Between Words
• not too close • not too close
• not too far apart • space of a pencil between words
• space of a pencil point between letters
too close just right

t o o fa r
C
C
C C
notlikethis like this
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Numerals and Punctuation Marks

Trace and write the words and numerals.
1 one 6 six
2 two 7 seven
3 three 8 eight
4 four 9 nine
5 five 10 ten
Trace the punctuation marks.
?!?!?! ??!??!
Write this sentence:
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Writing Sentences
Write the sentences. Remember to include the correct punctuation.
The world has many endangered
animals. The Asian tiger is one.

The California condor is another.
What can be done to help?
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Signing Up
Fill out the form. Write as neatly as you can.
Sports Club Membership Form
Name:
Address:
Grade and Class:

Interests:
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Left-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position

Sit tall. Place both arms on the table.
Keep your feet flat on the floor.
Slant your paper.
Hold the pencil with your first two fingers

and your thumb.
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Right-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position

Sit tall. Place both arms on the table.
Keep your feet flat on the floor.
Slant your paper.
Hold the pencil with your first two fingers

and your thumb.
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Manuscript to Cursive
Circle the cursive letters that are in your first name.
a a bb cc dd ee ff gg
h h ii jj kk ll mm
n n oo pp qq rr ss tt
u u vv ww xx yy zz
Look at the word in manuscript. Circle the matching word in cursive.
apply d¢o≥g≤gÖy aäpìpûl¬y o≥d≠dól¬y

much n≠a√côh¢o n≠a√côh¢o mãu√côh
black bòl≠a√côk fõl≠afisüh d≠afirók
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Circle the cursive letters that begin the names of your favorite characters.
AA BB CC DD EE FF GG
HH II JJ KK LL MM
NN OO PP QQ RR SS
TT UU VV WW XX YY ZZ
Write the beginning letters of the months of the year in manuscript and in cursive.
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The Cursive Alphabet
a a bbb c
a c d
c d eee fff ggg h
d h iii
h
jjj k
k lll m
k m n
m n ooo p
n p q
p q
q
r r sss ttt u
r u vvv w
u w x
w x y
x y zzz
y
A
A
A B
B
B C
C
C D
D E
D E Ff
E FG G
F G
H
H
H I
I
I JJJ K
K L
K L M
L M N
M N
N
O
O
O P
P
P Q
Q
Q R
R S
R S T
S T U
T U
U
V
V
V W
W
W X
X
X Y
Y Z
Y Z
Z
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Size and Shape

Make your writing easy to read.
Tall letters touch the top line
b d l t
Short letters touch the middle line.
o a n m c u w
These letters go below the bottom line.
g f z j p y
Circle the letters that are the right size
and shape and sit on the bottom line.
a w xh N d g p
e b o f m
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Review
Write the cursive words in manuscript.
jßoíufirÄnœeÉy oÜv–·r t¢oíw–·räiÄn≠g vÆaÄn
sÃcØaätëtœe·rœe∞d eÉxïiët qèuäi√côk zñiëp
J®aÄnãu≠afirÄy Feªbflräu≠afirÄy M≠afir√côh
Write a word you can write in cursive.
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Taking Tests
Write True or False to answer each question.
1. Manuscript and cursive letters all look alike.
2. In cursive handwriting, letters are connected.
3. In manuscript handwriting, letters should not be too close.
4. Names of people begin with lowercase letters.
Trace and write each letter. Circle your best cursive and manuscript letter.
A t
b I
Z f
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Taking Tests
Complete each sentence. Choose a word from the word bank.
Word Bank
circle top straight uppercase slant middle
1. The manuscript letters t, E, H, L, F, and I have lines.
2. Tall cursive letters touch the line.
3. The manuscript letters Q, D, o, a, and e have lines.
4. Short cursive letters touch the line.
5. The manuscript letters A, M, w, v, and Y have lines.
6. Your first and last names begin with letters.
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Strokes that Curve Up

Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves up.
a c e o r s I j g
q p u w l b d f h k
Trace and write the strokes that curve up.
Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. Then write words using the letters.
eeiijjpprrssuu
wwbbffhhkklltt
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i t
Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the word.
‡‡ iii i i i i i i i
‡‡ ttt t t t t t t t
iët iët iët iët iët
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e l
Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.
eee e e e e e e e
lll l l l l l l l
iólól lëiët tëiœe lœeét tëiólœe

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Words to Write
Write the words.
Circle your best words.
tell title tie it
tœeölól tëiëtólœe tëiœe iët
lœeét tëiólët lëiœe lëiëtëtólœe
Write a silly title for a book. Use some of the words above.
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Strokes that Curve Down

Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves down.
a c e o r s u w I
g p q j d b f l t h k
Trace and write strokes that curve down.
Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.

aa cc dd gg oo qq
Use three of the letters to name an animal. Write the name.
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o a
ooo o o o o o o o
a
a
a a a a a a a a
t¢oŸ˘ t¢oùlól t¢oíiól t≠aäiól aätœe
t¢oítœe l≠aätœe oíiól o≥aät l¢oít
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c d
Trace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases.
c
c c c c c c c c
c
d
d
d d d d d d d d
c§o≥aät dœe÷e∞d l¢o≥a≠d c§o≥dœe

m¢o®oÜn d≠aÄn√c—e n¢oítœe tëiÄmœe

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Strokes that Curve Over

Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves over.
a b c d e f g h i j
k l m n o p w v x y z
Trace and write strokes that curve over.
Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.
mmm nnn vvv
xxx yyy zzz
Write words that begin with strokes that curve over.
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n m
n
n
n n n n n n n
m
m m m m m m m
m
n≠aÄmœe n¢oítœe m¢o≥aät mãiëtëtœeÉn

t≠aÄmœe m≠aäiól mœeölët nãiÄnœe

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Review
Write the strokes that curve up.
Write strokes that curve down.
Write strokes that curve over.
Write slant strokes.
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Review
Write the words.
Do your tall letters touch the top line? Do your letters slant correctly?
däiÄmœe nœe÷e∞dólœe mœe∞aól uÄnãiëtœe
b–÷eétólœe w£oÜm∏bÆaät b£oùbƒcØaät

w£o®o≥dœeÉn uÄn≠däi≠d f◊eÉn√c—e
b£oíw-w£oíw mœe•oíw l≠a≠dólœe

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Taking Tests
Write phrases in cursive to answer each question.
Choose a phrase from the answer box.
Answer Box
a stroke that curves down all the letters the top line
with strokes that curve up the letters m and n
1. How do the lowercase letters i and t begin?
2. What kind of stroke is at the beginning of lowercase letter a?
3. Which letters in the word moon begin with a stroke that curves over?
4. Which letters in the word list begin with a stroke that curves up?
5. What line do all tall letters touch?
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Connectives
Trace the connectives.
aäifir tëiœe hœe·r mœeét lëiókœe

aÄn aÄn≠d eÉn≠d iÄn sµaÄn≠d
gúl≠a≠d jêufisît yÿeölól z›ªbflr≠a g≤aÄmœeÎs
yßoíu zây y≤afirÄn g≤aäp l≠aızây j≤aÄm
fèiÄv–˘ pìi√côk f◊e÷eöl qèuäiëtœe pûl≠aÄn

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u w
‡‡‡ u
u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u ‡ u
u
‡‡‡ w
w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w ‡ w
w
wÆaäiët wåiët c§oíuól≠d w£oíuól≠d
uÄmÄm uÄn≠d¢o uÄn√côlœe lëuätœe
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b f
Trace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases.
bbb b b b b b b b
fff f f f f f f f
b£o≥aät f±aólól båuóbòbòlœe oùfõf

fèiÄnœe f¶o®o≥d bÆaät aÄn≠d bÆaólól

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h k
h
h h h h h h h h
k
k k k k k k k k
côhãi√côk h≠aät√côh këi√côk∏bÆaólól
h¢o®oùk këiólët lëu√côk këiëtœe
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g q
Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.
ggg g g g g g g g
q
q q q q q q q q
q
qèu≠a√côkœe∞d gßo®o≥d aÄn≠d l¢oíu≠d

qèuäiëtœe a f¶o≥g
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j p
‡‡‡ jjj ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j ‡ j
‡‡‡ p
p ‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p‡ p
p
p©oíuÄn≠d a b–∞aät pìuólól uäp
t¢o pìuät oÜn aÄn a√cçt
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r s
‡‡‡ r
r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r ‡ r
r
sss s s s s s s s
pÂräi≠dœe aÄn≠d jßoÜy s¤eét sµaäiól

r¢oÓ¤e bòl¢oÓs™oÜm räiÄn≠gÌs a b–ölól

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y z
y
y
y y y y y y y y
zzz z z z z z z z
zñiëp c§o≥dœe zö®oÜm iÄn
pÂrœeétët¬y yÿeölól¢oíw aız∑aólœe∞afis
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v x
vvv v v v v v v v
x
x
x x x x x x x x
x m≠afirókfis tóhœe sîp©oít

våiÄm aÄn≠d våi≠gßo‰r

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Review
Trace and write the phrases. Most of the 26 letters are included.
v–·rÄy hãu≠gÿe sîi≠gÖnfis oÜn båufis
pìuäpìpáy aät tóhœe eÉn≠d zöÜnœe
qèuäi√côkól¬y aät s¤e∆c§oÜn≠d eÉxïiët
afirœe gßoíiÄn≠g h¢oÜmœe wåiëtóh j≤aÄm
Circle your best letter.
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Practice
Trace these connectives. Then write the words.
bÆaólól o≥aätfis vÆaÄn wÆaäiët b£o≥aät

båifir≠d oÜn√c—e v–·rÄy wòhœeÉn
cçuät iëtfis d≠aÄy nãuät cØaÄn

jßoíiÄn y≤afir≠d fõl≠afisüh pìi√côk

Circle your best joining.
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Taking Tests
Write a sentence to answer each question.
1. How do you begin a sentence?
2. What kind of cursive letters begin the months of the year?
3. What is the difference between the cursive uppercase letters T and F?
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Size and Shape

All uppercase letters are tall letters.
Tall letters should touch the top line.
A B H D E F I
Letters with descenders go below the bottom line.
J Z Y
You can make your writing easy to read.
Look at the letters below. Circle the letters that

are the correct size and shape.
G Q S V R
Z I F AL D H M
X K QN V T
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A O
Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.
A
A
A A A A A A A A
O
O
O O O O O O O O
Aólëi√c—e lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Aól≠afisük≠a.

Olólëiœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Orœe∞gßoÜn.
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C E
C
C
C C C C C C C C
E
E
E E E E E E E E
C—e∆cçiól¬y wÆaÄnãtfis t¢o våifisîiët CôhãiÄn≠a.

EØdäwÆafir≠d w–Énãt t¢o EÇn≠gúl≠aÄn≠d.
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L D
L
L
L L L L L L L L
D
D
D D D D D D D D
Da≠d afisükœe∞d DiÄn≠a t¢o d≠aÄn√c—e.

,
L∫e•o däiÄnœe∞d aät DiÄn≠afis h¢oíufis¤e.
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B R
B
B
B B B B B B B B
R
R
R R R R R R R R
BeÎss b£oíu≠gúhãt a Br≠aızñiólëi≠aÄn båifir≠d.

Räi√côk cØaÄn rœe∞a≠d s™oÜmœe Räufissîi≠aÄn.
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T F
T
T
T T T T T T T T
F
F
F F F F F F F F
Thœe•o≥d¢o‰rœe R¢o®oÓ¤eÉv–ölët w£oÜn.

Fr≠aÄnókólëiÄn D. R¢o®oÓ¤eÉv–ölët w£oÜn, t¢o®o.
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S G
S
S
S S S S S S S S
G
G
G G G G G G G G
Suœe s¤e÷eÎs GlœeÉn oÜn Saätëufir≠d≠aÄy.

SeÉñ¢o‰r≠a GoÜmœeÉz ifis tóhœe gêuœeÎsît.
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I J
I
I
I I I I I I I I
JJJ J J J J J J J
Id≠a ifis c§o®oùkëiÄn≠g In≠däi≠aÄn f¶o®o≥d.

J®a√côk c§o®oùkfis a J®aÄm≠aäi√cØaÄn däifisüh.
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Review Remember to space letters and words evenly.

Copy the sentences.
Do yßoíu k¬n¢oíw tóhœe cØaäpìiët≠aólfis?
Taólól≠aóh≠afiss¤e÷e, Fl¢o‰räi≠d≠a
Aätól≠aÄnãt≠a, Ge•o‰r≠gêi≠a
Saólët L∏aókœe C¡iët¬y, Uät≠aóh
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Practice
Copy the poster. Write in manuscript. Which writing works best?
C§oÜmœe Onœe, C§oÜmœe Aólól

GyÖmÄn≠afisîtëi√cÍs TrÄyßoíuätfis * EÇv–·rÄyßoÜnœe Weöl√c§oÜmœe
TuœeÎsµd≠aÄy aät 3:00 iÄn tóhœe gÖyÖm
*
Tr≠aÄm∏p£oùlëiÄnœe, tëuÄm∏bòlëiÄn≠g, bÆafirfis, räiÄn≠gÌs
*
* * * * * * * * * *
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Taking Tests
Use your best cursive handwriting to fill in the short paragraph that
Word Bank
answers the test question. Choose words from the Word Bank. read send
Test Question: Why is it important to write cursive letters correctly? cursive words
C§o‰rfirœe∆cçtól¬y wflräiëtëtœeÉn
lœeétëtœe·rfis afirœe e∞afisày t¢o .
ThœeÉy cØaÄn m≠aókœe aÄn≠d
s¤eÉnãtœeÉn√c—eÎs côlœe∞afir. UÄn√côlœe∞afir
w£o‰r≠dfis mãi≠gúhãt tóhœe
wflr¢oÜn≠g mœeÎssµa≠gÿe.
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Taking Tests
Write an explanation in your best cursive handwriting.
Test Question: Which writing works best when you write a note to a friend? Explain your answer.
I think writing in cursive works best when I write a note because I can write it faster.
Cursive writing also makes the note very personal.
Copy the explanation in the box or write your own.
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Spacing Letters and Words

You can make your writing easy to read.
Letters should not be too close or too far apart.
ThœeÎs¤e lœeétëtœe·rfis afirœe sîp¥a√c—e∞d

jêufisît räi≠gúhãt.
Draw a slanted line between these words to check
that the spacing is as wide as a small o.
Then copy the sentences.
Thœeofõl¢oíw–·rfisoafirœeoiÄnobòl¢o®oÜm.
CØaÄn yßoíu sàmœeölól tóhœe fõl¢oíw–·rfis?
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M N
M
M M M M M M M M M
M
N
N
N N N N N N N N N
MäiÄnÄnœeÎs™oít≠a, N¢o‰rätóh Daók¢oít≠a, aÄn≠d
M¢oÜnãt≠aÄn≠a afirœe iÄn tóhœe mãi≠däw–Îsît.
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H K
H
H
H H H H H H H H H H
K
K
K K K K K K K K K K
HîaÄnók aÄn≠d Käiëtët¬y lëiókœe HîaÄn¢oÜv–·r.

KÄyúlœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn KœeÉnãtëu√côk¬y.
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P Q
P
P
P P P P P P P P P P
Q
Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Quœeªb–∆c QuäiÄn Quäiët¢o

Phãiól≠a≠dœeölëpûhãi≠a, PeÉnÄnfisàyúl¬vÆaÄnãi≠a
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V U
V
V
V V V V V V V V V V
U
U
U U U U U U U U U U
AäuÄnãt Vi¢oùlœeét lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Ve·rÄm¢oÜnãt.
UÄn√côlœe Uätœe lëiÄv–Îs iÄn Uät≠aóh.

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W X
W
W
W W W W W W W W W W
X
X
X X X X X X X X X X
Wiólólëi≠aÄm WafisühãiÄn≠gêt¢oÜn WaólœeÎs

X-r≠aÄy XaÄvåiœe·r X eÉnãi≠a X-aıxïifis
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Y Z
Y
Y
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Z
Z
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
YØoùl≠aÄn≠d≠a Y≠uók¢oÜn YØo‰rókët¢oíwÅn
ZøÉn≠a ZøÉn Zºa√côh≠afirÄy Z¡iÄm∏bÆaóbåw–˘
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Review
Copy the sentences. Circle your best uppercase letter.
Thœe LºiÄn√c§oùl¬n Pafirók Z√o®o ifis iÄn

Côhãi√cØa≠gßo, IlólëiÄn¢oíifis.
Thœe Whãiëtœe Hõoíufis¤e ifis

oÜn PeÉnÄnfisàyúl¬vÆaÄnãi≠a AÄv–Énãuœe.
Is there space for a o between words?
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Taking Tests
In a writing test, you are sometimes given a prompt. Here is an example.
Prompt: The letters A and O are alike, but also different. Write a paragraph
about how the letters A and O are alike and different.
Complete the paragraph that responds to the writing prompt.
Thœe b–∞gêiÄnÄnãiÄn≠g sîtfir¢oùkœe iÄn

b£oítóh lœeétëtœe·rfis cçufirÄv–Îs .
Thœe lœeétëtœe·r O, lëiókœe A, ifis côl¢oÓ¤e∞d aät
tóhœe lëiÄnœe. A, uÄnólëiókœe O,
ifis n¢oít a r¢oíuÄn≠d . O d¢oŸÎs
n¢oít c§oÜnÄnœe∆cçt t¢o oítóhœe·r lœeétëtœe·rfis lëiókœe A

d¢oŸÎs f‚r¢oÜm tóhœe lëiÄnœe.
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Taking Tests
Use your best cursive handwriting to write a paragraph that responds
to the writing prompt.
Prompt: The letters P and R are alike, but also different. Write a
paragraph about how the letters P and R are alike and different.
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Alignment and Margins

All letters should sit on the baseline and stay within the margins.
Foíufir sÃc§o‰rœe aÄn≠d s¤eÉv–Én yÿe∞afirfis

a≠gßo oíufir f±aätóhœe·rfis bflr¢oíu≠gúhãt
f¶o‰rätóh oÜn tóhãifis c§oÜnãtëiÄnœeÉnãt a
nœeéw n≠aätëi¢oÜn.
Copy as much of the sentence as you can within the margins.
Make sure your writing stays within the margins of the paper.
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Numerals
Trace and write the numerals. Write the words.
1 2 3 4 5
oÜnœe tëw£o tóhfirœe÷e f¶oíufir fèiÄv–˘
6 7 8 9 10
sîiıx s¤eÉv–Én eéi≠gúhãt nãiÄnœe tœeÉn
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Numerals and Math Symbols

Trace and write the math symbols.
$– +
$
– –
x
x = + –
= 23 + 42 = 12 x 3 =
Complete the problems.
–
– 56
34 + 15 = 78 – 25 = $
+ d¢oùlól≠afirfis = x
$– $= $ =x + $ = –$=x – $=
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Punctuation
Repeat the patterns in lines 1 and 2.
Then write the sentences with correct punctuation.
???!!???!!?
!?!!?!?!!?
Di≠d yßoíu fèiÄnãifisüh tóhœe pìuız˜z°lœeÎs
Wh≠aät a g„rœe∞aät i≠dœe∞a tóh≠aät ifis
Y´Îs, räuÄn afis f±afisît afis yßoíu cØaÄn
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A Short Story
Copy the story and punctuate it correctly.
FafirÄmœe·r Frœe∞d w£o‰rókœe∞d aólól

aól¢oÜnœe Onœe d≠aÄy a p⁄e∞d≠dólœe·r cØaÄmœe
bÅy Læo®oùk aät tóhãifis hœe sµaäi≠d Woíw
wòh≠aät aÄn iÄnÄv–Énãtëi¢oÜn Wh≠aät c§oíuól≠d
tóhœe f±afirÄmœe·r d¢o
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A News Article
Copy the article on lined paper. Add correct punctuation,
including quotation marks.
Rœe∞a≠d Aólól Aób£oíuät It

BaÄyêt¢oíwÅn, M≠aÄy 6 ScçiœeÉnãtëifisîtfis
h≠aÄv–˘ f¶oíuÄn≠d a f¶oÓsîiól oùf a
däiÄn¢oÓµaäufir hœe∞afirät ThœeÉy n¢oíw
tóhãiÄnók tóh≠aät s™oÜmœe däiÄn¢oÓµaäufirfis
w–·rœe m≠aÄmÄm≠aólfis Thãifis ifis
aÄm≠aızñiÄn≠g nœeéwÈ˙ sµaäi≠d oÜnœe
oùbÈ¤e·rÄv–·r
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Theme Paper
The last four lines on this page are without the dotted control lines.
Paper lined this way is called theme paper.
This is the paper you will use next year.
Copy the sentences.
M≠aÄnÄy sît≠aätœeÎs h≠aÄv–˘ sît≠aätœe

tfirœe÷eÎs aÄn≠d fõl¢oíw–·rfis.
TeÉx∂afis h≠afis tóhœe p⁄e∆cØaÄn tfirœe÷e aÄn≠d
tóhœe bòlëuœeªb£oÜnÄnœeét fõl¢oíw–·r.
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Transition to Two Lines

Write the sentences. In the last two rows, write the sentences without the guidelines.
A r¢oùbåiÄn h≠afis m≠aÄnÄy f◊e∞aätóhœe·rfis.

AÄn oÓîtfiräi√côh w–éi≠gúhfis 300 l∏bÈ˙.
Pafirfir¢oítfis k¬n¢oíw aób£oíuät 20 w£o‰r≠dfis.
Du√côkfis l≠aÄy e∞g≤gÌs.
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Practice with Small Letters

This is your first complete lesson without a dotted control line.
Write your letters and words the same way you have been writing them all year.
e u s r a i w m n o
s¤e÷e vÆaäiÄn oˆx räuÄn m≠aÄnœe
SaÄm wÆafis a cçufiräi¢oíufis r≠a√c≈c§o®oÜn.
Hó˘ cØaÄmœe a√c‡r¢oÓs a f¶oˆx.
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Practice with Tall Letters

Practice writing tall letters and words with tall letters.
All tall letters should reach the top line.
t d l k h b f
f±aólól t≠aólól d¢oùlól bÆaólól këi√côk
Tiófõf m≠aókœeÎs tóhœe b–Îsît p⁄eét.
J≠iólól lëiókœeÎs t¢o p⁄eét hãiÄm.
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A Report
Copy the report on lined paper.
Try to keep your letter height and spacing even without the middle line.
Thœe Pl≠aät¬yêpìufis
Is tóhœe pûl≠aät¬yêpìufis a m≠aÄmÄm≠aól o‰r a
båifir≠d? Thœe pûl≠aät¬yêpìufis l≠aÄyÌs e∞g≤gÌs. So d¢o
båifir≠dfis. Thœe pûl≠aät¬yêpìufis h≠afis a båiólól aÄn≠d
w–ªbòb–∞d f◊e÷eét. Buät iët aólfis™o h≠afis côl≠aäwÈ˙.
Wh≠aät d¢o yßoíu tóhãiÄnók iët ifis?
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A Letter
Copy this friendly letter on lined paper.
Make sure the heading, closing, and signature line up.
264 HóÉnfirÄy Stfirœe÷eét

SaÄn Fr≠aÄn√cçifisÃc§o, CA 94109
M≠aÄy 3, 2003
De∞afir JØo≥a,ÄnÄn≠a,
I cØaÄnãt wÆaäiët t¢o s¤e÷e yßoíu! We wåiólól
mœe÷eét yßoíu aät tóhœe aäifiräp©o‰rät oÜn
TuœeÎsµd≠aÄy. Woíuól≠d yßoíu lëiókœe t¢o gßo t¢o
tóhœe EÇxïpûl¢o‰räiët¢o‰räiëuÄm oÜn Thãufirfisµd≠aÄy?
We cØaÄn t≠aókœe a pìi√cÇnãi√c lëuÄn√côh.
YØoíufir f‚räiœeÉn≠d,
M≠afiräi≠a
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Poster
Make a poster to help save Earth.
Write the information.
Plant a tree.
Save Earth!
Join the Plant-a-Tree Club
Contact: (Write your name,

address, and phone number.)
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A Form
Pretend you are applying for a library card. Fill in the form.
Name:
Date of Birth:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Your Parents’ Names:
Books You Like to Read:
Signature: Date:
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Letters u w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 A News Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

The Manuscript Alphabet Review

Complete the sentence.

Letter and Word Spacing

too close just right

Numerals and Punctuation Marks

My cat has 5 kittens! Grade 3, Unit 1 7

The world has many endangered

animals. The Asian tiger is one.

Sports Club Membership Form

Grade and Class:

Left-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with your first two fingers

Right-Handed Writers Cursive Writing Position

Slant your paper.

Hold the pencil with your first two fingers

apply d¢o≥g≤gÖy aäpìpûl¬y o≥d≠dól¬y

The Cursive Alphabet

Size and Shape

jßoíuﬁrÄnœeÉy oÜv–·r t¢oíw–·räiÄn≠g vÆaÄn

sÃcØaätëtœe·rœe∞d eÉxïiët qèuäi√côk zñiëp

J®aÄnãu≠afirÄy Feªbflräu≠afirÄy M≠afir√côh

1. Manuscript and cursive letters all look alike.

2. In cursive handwriting, letters are connected.

3. In manuscript handwriting, letters should not be too close.

4. Names of people begin with lowercase letters.

1. The manuscript letters t, E, H, L, F, and I have lines.

2. Tall cursive letters touch the line.

3. The manuscript letters Q, D, o, a, and e have lines.

4. Short cursive letters touch the line.

6. Your first and last names begin with letters.

Strokes that Curve Up

iët iët iët iët iët

iólól lëiët tëiœe lœeét tëiólœe

tell title tie it

tœeölól tëiëtólœe tëiœe iët

lœeét tëiólët lëiœe lëiëtëtólœe

Strokes that Curve Down

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.

t¢oŸ˘ t¢oùlól t¢oíiól t≠aäiól aätœe

c§o≥aät dœe÷e∞d l¢o≥a≠d c§o≥dœe

m¢o®oÜn d≠aÄn√c—e n¢oítœe tëiÄmœe

Strokes that Curve Over

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.

mmm nnn vvv

n≠aÄmœe n¢oítœe m¢o≥aät mãiëtëtœeÉn

t≠aÄmœe m≠aäiól mœeölët nãiÄnœe

Write strokes that curve down.

Write strokes that curve over.

däiÄmœe nœe÷e∞dólœe mœe∞aól uÄnãiëtœe

b–÷eétólœe w£oÜm∏bÆaät b£oùbƒcØaät

b£oíw-w£oíw mœe•oíw l≠a≠dólœe

1. How do the lowercase letters i and t begin?

2. What kind of stroke is at the beginning of lowercase letter a?

5. What line do all tall letters touch?

aäiﬁr tëiœe hœe·r mœeét lëiókœe

fèiÄv–˘ pìi√côk f◊e÷eöl qèuäiëtœe pûl≠aÄn

wÆaäiët wåiët c§oíuól≠d w£oíuól≠d

b£o≥aät f±aólól båuóbòbòlœe oùfõf

fèiÄnœe f¶o®o≥d bÆaät aÄn≠d bÆaólól

côhãi√côk h≠aät√côh këi√côk∏bÆaólól