Cursive Letter U Worksheets

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These cursive letter U worksheets show kids how to form the uppercase U and lowercase u and give practice for words with the letter. On this page you will find worksheets that give kids a chance to trace and practice cursive writing at home or school.

The letter U is a good letter for kids to practice in cursive because it uses a nice dip of the hand and a round bottom.

When forming the lowercase u it should not be formed flat on the line but should have a nice dip and then an upstroke to finish the letter off properly to connect to the next letter.

To view a worksheet simply click on the image or the PDF icon below it. The worksheets can be downloaded as a free printable PDF in US Letter size and should print out correctly on A4 size paper by default.

Choose a letter to practice cursive handwriting from A to Z.

This worksheet will help kids practice the cursive letter U with bigger letters.

The capital U should stay nicely open while the cursive lowercase u should dip and round. The big space also helps the kids with practicing the formation of the letter as it can easily be formed to have a pointy bottom or a flat bottom that looks more like a V.

Kids can take their time and make sure that they are writing a nicely rounded letter U and not a pointed V.

Big Cursive U Letters

Cursive U Upper & Lowercase

Cursive U 3 Letter Words

How U Became Separate From V

The letter U has an interesting history as it used to be far closer to the letter V than it is now. In fact, the two letters used to be closely connected in Latin script.

One important difference between the two is that the pointed form became the modern V and the rounded form became the modern U, which is why the letters U, V, and W are so closely related today.

This makes the letter u interesting to practice in cursive script as it needs to keep its rounded bottom so that it does not turn into a V shape.

Kids should keep in mind as they practice the cursive letter u that it needs to have a nice round bottom that does not start to look more like a V.

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