Cursive o
How to write lowercase o in cursive, in 3 steps, with a free printable practice sheet. It is one of the downcurve letters: they begin like a c, curving back and around to the left.
A model row of lowercase o to look at, grey letters to trace and empty rows to write alone, in the school cursive style. Trace slowly: the shape matters more than speed.
Prints on US Letter and A4, in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
How to write lowercase o in cursive
- Start at the midline and curve back and around, like a c.
- Close the circle at the midline.
- Finish with a small checkstroke to the right, staying at the midline.
How cursive o joins
Cursive o ends high, at the midline, with a small checkstroke. So the next letter starts up at the midline too, not from the baseline. b, o, v and w are the four letters that do this.
- oa
- oe
- oi
- oo
- ou
Practise o in words
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Questions parents ask
How do you write lowercase o in cursive?
Start at the midline and curve back and around, like a c. Close the circle at the midline. Finish with a small checkstroke to the right, staying at the midline.
How does cursive o join the next letter?
Cursive o ends high, at the midline, with a small checkstroke. So the next letter starts up at the midline too, not from the baseline. b, o, v and w are the four letters that do this.
Which cursive letters start like o?
Downcurve letters: a d g o c q. They begin like a c, curving back and around to the left.