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A in cursive

"a" takes 1 stroke to write in cursive, all in one flow. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.

a

Lowercase

a

Capitalized

A

Free a worksheet

Preview of the A in cursive practice sheet worksheet

A in cursive practice sheet

1 page · US Letter, prints on A4 · free

"a" on three-line guides in two sizes: a solid model, dashed copies to trace, and blank lines to write it on your own.

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How to write a in cursive

  1. Start with the a (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): a small oval closed at the midline, then a slant down and an undercurve out.

How the letters in a connect

  • A single letter: nothing to join. See the cursive a page for the strokes.

The letters in a

A questions

How many strokes does it take to write a in cursive?

1 stroke: one continuous stroke for the letters. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.

Are all the letters in a connected?

Yes. Every join in "a" is a baseline join: each letter ends with an upward exit stroke on the baseline and the next letter starts from it. There are no bridge letters (b, o, v, w) in this word.

Is a capitalized in cursive?

Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "a" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form A is shown above for sentence openers and headings.

Is a an easy word to write in cursive?

Yes. None of its letters (a) is among the tricky ones (r, s, f, k, b), which makes "a" a good early practice word.

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