Letter y tracing worksheet
The v-shape stays above the baseline. Only the right stroke continues below it.
Rows use Patrick Hand, an open-source print font. It is not Zaner-Bloser or D'Nealian. Dashed rows are outlines of the whole letter, not numbered stroke arrows.
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How this letter is formed
- 1Start on the dashed middle line, like v.
- 2Diagonal down to the baseline and back up, then pull the right side down below the baseline and hook left.
The mix-up to watch
Stop at the baseline and you have written v. The descender is the part that makes y.
Words that use it
yak · yes · my · play
Common questions
Where do I start a lowercase y?
Start on the dashed middle line, like v.
How is y different from the letter it gets mixed up with?
Stop at the baseline and you have written v. The descender is the part that makes y.
Which words use a lowercase y?
Start with yak, yes, my, play. Each word uses y in a different spot, so the letter is not only practiced at the start of the word.
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