Letter z tracing worksheet
The top bar rides the middle line. The bottom bar rides the baseline. Nothing is tall, nothing descends.
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, at the left.
- 2Straight across the middle line, diagonal down to the left side of the baseline, then straight across the baseline to the right.
The mix-up to watch
A diagonal that does not connect both bars leaves a floating line. The diagonal has to touch the end of the top bar and the start of the bottom bar.
Words that use it
zoo · zip · buzz · quiz
Common questions
Where do I start a lowercase z?
Start on the dashed middle line, at the left.
How is z different from the letter it gets mixed up with?
A diagonal that does not connect both bars leaves a floating line. The diagonal has to touch the end of the top bar and the start of the bottom bar.
Which words use a lowercase z?
Start with zoo, zip, buzz, quiz. Each word uses z in a different spot, so the letter is not only practiced at the start of the word.
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