Letter formation · Lowercase letter 17 of 26

How to write lowercase q

Watch lowercase q being written in England Print, one stroke at a time. Start at the green dot and follow the numbers and arrows.

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The England Print alphabet chart Every letter with its start dot and arrows, a to z and A to Z. Four pages to print.

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How to write

lowercase q

1 stroke

  1. Stroke 1: Start at the green dot between the middle line and the baseline. Go round anticlockwise and up to the middle line, then come back down over the same line, and finish with a flick up.

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Tip: Children often mix up q and p. In q the round part comes first. See how to write lowercase p.

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