Grade 3 Handwriting Workbook

GRADE 3 HANDWRITING WORKBOOK FROM McGRAW Mc GRAW-HILL -HILL

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Table of Contents

Taking Tests Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

UNIT 1 The Manuscript Alphabet Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lines in Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Letter and Word Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Numerals and Punctuation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Writing Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Signing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Left-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Right-Handed Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Manuscript to Cursive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Cursive Alphabet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Taking Tests Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

UNIT 4 Size and Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Letters Letters A O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Letters C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Letters Letters L D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Letters Letters B R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Letters Letters T F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Letters Letters S G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Letters I J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Taking Tests Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

UNIT 2 Strokes that Curve Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Letters i t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Letters e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Words to Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Strokes that Curve Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Letters o a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Letters c d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Strokes that Curve Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Letters n m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Taking Tests Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

UNIT 3 Connectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Letters u w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letters b f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Letters h k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Letters g q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Letters j p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Letters Letters r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Letters y z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Letters v x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

UNIT 5 Spacing Letters and Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Letters M N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Letters Letters H K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Letters Letters P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Letters V U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Letters W X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Letters Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Taking Tests Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 UNIT 6 Alignment and Margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Numerals and Math Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 A Short Stor y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 A News Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Theme Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Transition to Two Two Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Practice with Small Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Practice with Tall Tall Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 A Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 A Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 A Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Name

Date

The Manuscript Alphabet Review Circle the letters that spell the name of your state.

A C cc Aa Bb C FF ff G Gg H H hh II L L ll M Mm m N N nn Q Qq R R rr SS ss Www XXx x VVvv W

Dd J jj ii J O O oo T T tt YYyy

E E ee KK kk P P pp U U uu ZZz z

l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

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Name

Date

Lines in Letters Write these letters with straight lines. Then use them to write a word.

EtHFiLI Write these letters with slant lines.

AyWvkMx Write these letters with circle lines.


SbDQoae Complete the sentence.

My favorite color is

.

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Letter and Word Spacing Space Between Letters • not too close • not too far apart • space of a pencil point between letters

too close t o o fa r

Space Between Words • not too close • space of a pencil between words

just right C C

notlikethis 6

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like this

C

C


Name

Date

Numerals and Punctuation Marks Trace and write the words and numerals.

1 2 3 4 5 l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

one two three four five

6 7 8 9 10

six seven eight nine ten

Trace the punctuation marks.

?!?!?!

??!??!

Write this sentence:

My cat has 5 kittens!

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Date

Writing Sentences Write the sentences. Remember to include the correct punctuation.

The world has many endangered animals. The Asian tiger is one. The California condor is another. What can be done to help? 8

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Name

Date

Signing Up Fill out the form. Write as neatly as you can.

Sports Club Membership Form

Name:

Address:

Grade and Class: l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

Interests:

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Date

Left-Handed Writers

Cursive Writing Position

Sit tall. Place both arms on the table. Keep your feet flat on the floor. Slant your paper. Hold the pencil with your first two fingers and your thumb.


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Name

Right-Handed Writers

Date

Cursive Writing Position

Sit tall. Place both arms on the table. Keep your feet flat on the floor. Slant your paper. Hold the pencil with your first two fingers and your thumb.


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Date

Manuscript to Cursive Circle the cursive letters that are in your first name.

a a b b c c d d e e f f g g h h i i j j k k l l m m n n o o p p q q r r s s t t u u v v w w x x y y z z Look at the word in manuscript. Circle the matching word in cursive.

apply d o g g y a p p l y o d d l y much n a c h o n a c h o m u c h black b l a c k f l a s h d a r k ¢ ≥ ≤ Ö

≠ √ ô ¢

ò ≠ √ ô

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ä ì û ¬

≠ √ ô ¢

õ ≠ fi ü

≥ ≠ ó ¬

ã √ ô

≠ fi ó


Name

Date

Circle the cursive letters that begin the names of your favorite characters.

AA B B CC D D EE FF G G HH II J J KK L L MM NN OO P P QQ R R SS TT UU VV WW XX YY ZZ

Write the beginning letters of the months of the year in manuscript and in cursive.


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Date

The Cursive Alphabet

i a b c d e f g h i j j k k l l mm nn o o pp q q q z r r s s t t uu v v ww x xyy z Ff G G A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U Z V W X Y Z 14

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Name

Date

Size and Shape

Make your writing easy to read.

Tall letters touch the top line

b d l t Short letters touch the middle line.

o a n m c u w g f z j p y These letters go below the bottom line.

Circle the letters that are the right size and shape and sit on the bottom line.


a w e b

h x

N o

g

p

f m Grade 3, Unit 1

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Date

Review Write the cursive words in manuscript.

j o u r n e y o v r t o w r i n g v a n ß í fi Ä œ É

Ü –·

¢ í –· ä Ä ≠

Æ Ä

s c a t t e r e d e x t i q u i c k z p i Ã Ø ä ë œ · œ ∞

J a n u a r y ® Ä

ã ≠ fi Ä

Write a word you can write in cursive.

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É ï ë

è ä √ ô

e ª b fl r u ≠ a fi r y ä Ä F

ñ ë

M a r c h ≠ fi √ ô


Name

Date

Taking Tests Write True or False to answer each question.

1. Manuscript and cursive letters all look alike.

2. In cursive handwriting, letters are connected.

3. In manuscript handwriting, letters should not be too close.

4. Names of people begin with lowercase letters. Trace and write each letter. Circle your best cursive and manuscript letter.


A b Z

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Name

Date

Taking Tests Complete each sentence. Choose a word from the word bank.

Word Bank circle

top

straight

uppercase

slant

middle

1. The manuscript letters t, E, H, L, F, and I have

2. Tall cursive letters touch the

lines.

line.

3. The manuscript letters Q, D, o, a, and e have

4. Short cursive letters touch the

lines.

line.

5. The manuscript letters A, M, w, v, and Y have

lines.


6. Your first and last names begin with 18

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letters.

Name

Date

Strokes that Curve Up Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves up.

a c e o r s I j g q p u w l b d f h k Trace and write the strokes that curve up.

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. Then write words using the letters. l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

e e i i j j p p r r s s u u w w b b f f h h k k l l t t Grade 3, Unit 2

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Name

Date

i t Trace and write the letters. Then trace and write the word.

i i i

i

i

i

i

i

t t t

t

t

t

t

t

‡i

‡t

i t i t i t i t i t ë

ë

ë

ë

ë


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Name

Date

e l Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

e e e

e

e

e

e

e

l l l

l

l

l

l

l

e

l

i l l l i t t i e l e t t i l e ó ó


ë ë

ë œ

œ é

ë ó œ

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Name

Date

Words to Write Write the words. Circle your best words.

tell

title

tie

it

t e l l t i t l e t i e i t œ ö ó

ë ë ó œ

ë œ

ë

l e t t i l t l i e l i t t l e œ é

ë ó ë

ë œ

Write a silly title for a book. Use some of the words above.

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ë ë ë ó œ


Name

Date

Strokes that Curve Down Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves down.

a c e o r s u w I g p q j d b f l t h k Trace and write strokes that curve down.

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter. l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

a a c c d d g g o o q q Use three of the letters to name an animal. Write the name.

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Name

Date

o a Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

o o o o o o o o o

a a a a a a a a a

t o

¢ Ÿ˘

t o l l t o i l t a i l a t e ¢ ù ó

¢ í ó

≠ ä ó

ä œ

t o t e l a t e o i l o a t l o t ¢ í œ

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≠ ä œ

í ó

≥ ä

¢ í


Name

Date

c d Trace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases.

c c c c c c c c c

d d d d d d d d d

c o a t d e e d l o a d c o d e § ≥ ä


œ ÷ ∞

¢ ≥ ≠

§ ≥ œ

m o o n d a n c e n o t e t i m e ¢ ® Ü

≠ Ä √ —

¢ í œ

ë Ä œ

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Date

Strokes that Curve Over Circle each letter whose beginning stroke curves over.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p w v x y z

Trace and write strokes that curve over.

Trace the beginning stroke in each letter.

m m m n n n v v v x x x y y y z z z Write words that begin with strokes that curve over.

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Name

Date

n m Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

n n n n n n n n

m m m m m m m m

n a m e n o t e m o a t m i t t e n ≠ Ä œ


¢ í œ

¢ ≥ ä

ã ë ë œ É

t a m e m a i l m e l t n i n e ≠ Ä œ

≠ ä ó

œ ö ë

ã Ä œ

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Name

Date

Review Write the strokes that curve up.

Write strokes that curve down.

Write strokes that curve over.

Write slant strokes.

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Name

Date

Review Write the words. Do your tall letters touch the top line? Do your letters slant correctly?

d i m e n e e d l e m e a l u n i t e ä Ä œ

b

œ ÷ ∞ ó œ

œ ∞ ó

Ä ã ë œ

w o m b a t b o b c a t

e t l e

–÷ é ó œ

£ Ü ∏ Æ ä

£ ù ƒ Ø ä

w o o d e n u n d i d f e n c e £ ® ≥ œ É


Ä ≠ ä ≠

◊ É √ —

b o w - w o w m e o w l a d l e £ í

£ í

œ • í

≠ ≠ ó œ

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Name

Date

Taking Tests Write phrases in cursive to answer each question. Choose a phrase from the answer box. Answer Box

a stroke that curves down with strokes that curve up

all the letters the letters m and n

the top line

1. How do the lowercase letters i and t begin?

2. What kind of stroke is at the beginning of lowercase letter a?

3. Which letters in the word

4. Which letters in the word

moon begin

list begin

5. What line do all tall letters touch?

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with a stroke that curves over?

with a stroke that curves up?


Name

Date

Connectives Trace the connectives.

a ä i fi r t ë i œ e h œ e · r m œ e t é l ë ió k œ e a n a Ä n ≠ d e É n ≠ d i n s µ a Ä n ≠ d Ä Ä g ú l ≠ a ≠ d ê j u fi s t y ÿ e ö l ó l z ›ª b fl r ≠ a g ≤ a Ä m œ e Î s î l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

í ä Ä y ß o u z â y y ≤ a fi r n Ä g ≤ a p l ≠ a z ı â y ≤ j a m

f è i Ä v –˘ p ì i √ c ô k f ◊ e ÷ e ö l q è u ä ië t œ e p û l ≠ a n Ä Grade 3, Unit 3

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Name

Date

u w Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

‡u ‡u

‡u u u u u u

‡w ‡w

‡w w w w w w

‡u

‡w

ië w Æ a ä t w å t i ë c § o í u ó l ≠ d w £ o í u ó l ≠ d

u Ä m m u Ä n ≠ d ¢ o u Ä n √ c ô l œ e l ë u tä œ e Ä 32

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Name

Date

b f Trace and write the letters. Then write the words and the phrases.

b b

b b

b

b

b

b

b

f f

f f

f

f

f

f

f

ä å ó b ò b ò l œ e b £ o ≥ a t f ± a ó l ó l b u o f ù õ f l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

f è iÄ n œ e f ¶ o ® o ≥ d b Æ a t a n ≠ d b Æ a ó l ó l ä Ä Grade 3, Unit 3

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Name

Date

h k Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

h h

h h h h h h h

k k

k k k k k k k

c ô h ã i√ c ô k h ≠ a t ä √ c ô h k ë i√ c ô k ∏ b Æ a ó l ó l h ¢ o ® o ù k k ë i ó l t l u k ë i të œ e ë ë √ c ô k 34

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Date

g q Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

g g g g q q

g

g

g

g

g

q q q q q q q

q è u ≠ a √ c ô k œ e ∞ d g ß o ® o ≥ d a Ä n ≠ d l ¢ o í u ≠ d l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

q è u ä ië t œ e f ¶ o g ≥ a

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Name

Date

j p Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

‡j ‡j

‡j j j j j j j

‡p ‡p

‡p p p p p p p

‡j

‡p

p © o í u Ä n ≠ d b –∞ a t p ì u ó l ó l u p ä ä a

ä n a Ü n a Ä √ c ç t ¢ o p ì u t o t

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Name

Date

r s Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

‡r ‡r ‡r

s s

‡r r r r r r r s s

s

s

s

s

s

Ü p Â r ä i ≠ d œ e a Ä n ≠ d j ß o y s ¤ e t s é µ a ä i ó l l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

Ü ≠ Ì r ¢ o Ó¤ e b ò l ¢ o Ó s ™ o m r ä i Ä n g s b –ö l ó l a

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y z Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

y y y y y y y y y z z z z

z

z

z

z

z

Ü n Ä z ñ p c i ë § o ≥ d œ e z ¨ o ® o m i í z ı ∑ a ó l œ e ∞ a s fi p Â r œ e é t ë t ¬ y y ÿ e ö l ó l ¢ o w a

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Name

Date

v x Trace and write the letters. Then write the phrases.

v v v v

v

v

v

v

v

x x x x x x x x x x

fi ó h œ e s î © o t í m ≠ a fi r ó k s t p

x l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

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Review Trace and write the phrases. Most of the 26 letters are included.

≠ ÿ e s î i g ≠ fi Ü å s fi v –· r y h Ä ã u g Ö n s o n b u

p ì u p y a t t n ≠ d z ¨ o n ä p ì á ä ó h œ e e É Ü œ e q è u ä i √ c ô k ó l ¬ y a t s n ≠ d e É x ï t i ë ä ¤ e ∆ c § o Ü ≠ ¢ o m Ü œ e w å i t ë ó h j ≤ a m Ä a fi r œ e g ß o í i Ä n g h Circle your best letter. 40

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Practice Trace these connectives. Then write the words.

b Æ a ó l ó l o ≥ a tä s v Æ a n w Æ a ä t b £ o ≥ a t fi Ä ië ä b å i fi r ≠ d o n Ä w ò h œ e É n Ü √ c — e v –· r y ä ä Ä c ç u t i të s fi d ≠ a y Ä n ã u t c Ø a n l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

j ß o í i n Ä y ≤ a fi r ≠ d õ f l ≠ a fi s ü h p ì i√ c ô k Circle your best joining. Grade 3, Unit 3

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Date

Taking Tests Write a sentence to answer each question. 1. How do you begin a sentence?

2. What kind of cursive letters begin the months of the year?

3. What is the difference between the cursive uppercase letters T and F? l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

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Date

Size and Shape All uppercase letters are tall letters. Tall letters should touch the top line.

A

B

H

D

E

F

I

Letters with descenders go below the bottom line.

J

Z

Y You can make your writing easy to read.

Look at the letters below. Circle the letters that are the correct size and shape.

Q

G


Z I F X

K

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A O Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

A

A A A A A A A

O O

O O

A

O

O

O

O

O

A ó l ë i√ c — e l ë iÄ v –Î s i n A Ä ó l ≠ a fi s ü k ≠ a. O l ó l ë iœ e l ë i Ä v –Î s i n Ä O r œ e ∞ g ß o n Ü .


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C E Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

C C

C C C C C C C

E E

E E E E E E E

i ë C ô h ã i Ä n ≠ a. C — e ∆ c ç ió l ¬ y w Æ a Ä n ã t s t fi ¢ o v å ifi s î t l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

E Ø d w a fi r ≠ d w –É n t t n g n ≠ d . ä Æ ã ¢ o E Ç ≠ ú l ≠ a Ä Grade 3, Unit 4

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L D Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

L L L L

L

L

L

L

L

D D D D D D D D D

d D i Ä n ≠ a t ¢ o d ≠ a Ä n √ c — e. D a ≠ d a fi s ü k œ e ∞ ,

L ∫ e • o d ä iÄ n œ e ∞ d a t ä D i Ä n ≠ a s h fi ¢ o í u fi s ¤ e.


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Date

B R Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

B B B B

B

B

B

B

B

R R R R R R R R R B e Î s  s b £ o í u g ≠ ú h t ã a B r ≠ a z ı ñ ió l ë i≠ a n b Ä å ifi r ≠ d . l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

R ä i √ c ô k c Ø a n r Ä œ e ∞ a ≠ d s ™ o Ü m œ e R u ä fi s  s î i≠ a n Ä . Grade 3, Unit 4

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Date

T F Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

T

T T

T T T T T T T

F F

F F F F F F F

F

T h œ e • o ≥ d ¢ o ‰ r œ e R ¢ o ® o Ó¤ e É v –ö l t w ë £ o n Ü . F r ≠ a Ä n ó k ó l ë i n Ä D.

. R ¢ o ® o Ó¤ e É v –ö l t w ë £ o n Ü , t ¢ o ® o


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Date

S G Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

S S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

G G G G

G

G

G

G

G

S S a tä ë u fi r ≠ d ≠ a y u œ e s ¤ e ÷ e Î s G l œ e É n o n Ü Ä . l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

S e É ñ ¢ o ‰ r ≠ a G o m Ü œ z i e É s t fi ó h œ e g ê u œ e Î s t î .

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Name

Date

I J Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

I I

I I

I

I

I

I

I

J J J J

J

J

J

J

J

n g n ≠ d ä i≠ a n f Ä ¶ o ® o ≥ d . I d ≠ a i s c I fi § o ® o ù k ë i Ä ≠ J a √ c ô k c § o ® o ù k s fi a J a Ä m ≠ a ä i √ c Ø a n d Ä ä ifi s ü h . ®

®


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Review

Date Remember to space letters and words evenly.

Copy the sentences.

Do y ß o u k í ¬ n ¢ o w t í ó h œ e c Ø a p ä ì ië t ≠ a ó l s fi ? T a ó l ó l ≠ a ó h ≠ a fi s  s ¤ e ÷ e, F l ¢ o ‰ r ä i≠ d ≠ a

A tä ó l ≠ a Ä n ã t ≠ a , G e • o ‰ r g ≠ ê i≠ a l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

S a ó l t L ë ∏ a ó k œ e C ¡ i ë t ¬ y ,

U tä ≠ a ó h

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Practice Copy the poster. poster. Write in manuscript. manuscript. Which writing works best?

C § o Ü m œ œ e e O n œ œ e e , C § o Ü m œ œ e A e A ó ó l ó ó l G y Ö m Ä Ä n ≠ ≠ a a fi fi s î t ë ë √ i √ c Í s T r Ä Ä y ß o u * E Ç v –· r r Ä Ä y ß o n e W e ö ö l √ √ c § m œ œ e e î Í í ä t ä fi s fi Ü œ œ e § o Ü T u œ œ e Î s µ µ d ≠ ≠ a a Ä y a y Ä a t i Ä n t n t ó ó h œ œ e g e g Ö y Ö m Î ä ä 3:00 Ä * T r ≠ ≠ a a Ä Ä m p i Ä n œ œ e e , t ë u m ∏ ∏ b ò l ë ë Ä i Ä n g a fi fi r r fi s fi , r ä ä Ä i Ä n ≠ g s ∏ ∏ £ o ù l ë ë Ä ë Ä Ä ≠ ≠ , b Æ ≠ Ì

* *


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Name

Taking Tests Use your best cursive handwriting to fill in the short paragraph that answers answers the test question. Choose words from the Word Word Bank. Test Question: Why is it important to write cursive letters correctly?

Date

Word Bank read cursive

send words

ç É C § o ‰ r r fi fi r r œ œ e ∆ ∆ c ç t ó ó l ¬ ¬ y w y w fl r r ä ä i ë të ë të œ œ e É n l œ œ e é t ë të œ œ e · r fi s a s fi a fi fi r r œ œ e e e e ∞ ∞ a fi fi s à à y t y t ¢ ¢ o o é · r . h œ œ e É y c y c Ø n m ≠ ≠ a a ó ó k œ œ e e a Ä Ä n ≠ ≠ d d É Ø a Ä n m Ä T s ¤ ¤ e É n ã ã t œ œ e É n √ √ c — — e Î s c s c ô r. U Ä Ä n √ √ c ô r É É Î ô l œ œ e ∞ ∞ a fi r fi ô l œ œ e ∞ ∞ a fi r fi w £ o ‰ r r ≠ ≠ d d fi s m s fi m ã ã i ≠ g ≠ ú h t t ó ó h œ œ e e ã ã w fl r r ¢ ¢ o n g m œ œ e Î s   s µ µ a ≠ g e . Ü g m ≠ ≠ Î ≠ ÿ e


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Date

Taking akin g Tests Write an explanation in your best cursive handwriting. Test Question: Which writing works best when you write a note to a friend? Explain your answer. answer.

I think writing in cursive works best when I write a note because I can write it faster. Cursive writing also makes the note very personal. Copy the explanation in the box or write your own.


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Date

Spacing Letters and Words You can make your writing easy to read. Letters should not be too close or too far apart.

h œ œ e Î T Î é · fi î î ¥ ¥ a √ √ c — — e ∞ ∞ s ¤ ¤ e l t ë ë t œ œ e · r r fi s a a fi fi r r œ œ e s d e l œ œ e é s e s p

j u s t r h t. t r i g ê fi fi î î

ä ä ≠ ≠ ú ã ã

Draw a slanted line between these words to check that the spacing is as wide as a small o. Then copy the sentences.

h œ œ e f T . fi Ä ob ò l ¢ ¢ o ® o m Ü oa fi fi r r œ œ e i eo õ f l ¢ ¢ o í w –· r r fi s a s eo i Ä n b n l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

C a n y ? n y o u s u s m e l l t l t h e f e f l o w r r s Ø Ä Ä

ß í

à à œ œ ö ö ó ó

ó ó œ œ

õ ¢ ¢ í –· fi fi

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Name

Date

M N Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

M M

M M M M M M M M

N N

N N N N N N N N

M i n n e s o t a , N o r t h D a k o t a , a n d ä Ä Ä œ Î ™ í ≠

¢ ‰ ä ó

ó ¢ í ≠

Ä ≠

M o n t a n a a r e i n t h e m i d w s t . ¢ Ü ã ≠ Ä ≠

fi œ

Ä

ó œ

ã ≠ ä –Î î


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Date

H K Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

H H

H H H H H H H H H

K K

K K K K K K K K K

H

K

H a n k a n d K i t t y l i k e H a n o v r. î Ä ó


Ä ≠

ä ë ë ¬

ë ó œ

î Ä ¢ Ü –·

K y l e l i v s i n K e n t u c k y . Ä ú œ

ë Ä –Î

Ä

œ É ã ë √ ô ¬

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Date

P Q Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

Q u œ e ª b –∆ c

Q u ä i n Q u ä ië t ¢ o Ä

h ã i ó l ≠ a ≠ d œ e ö p P l ë û h ã i ≠ a , P e É n Ä n fi s à y ú l ¬ v Æ a Ä n ã i≠ a


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Name

Date

V U Trace and write the letters. Then write the sentences.

V V

V V V V V V V V V

U U

U U U U U U U U U

i v s i n V A u n t V i o l e t l e r m o n t . ä Ä ã


¢ ù œ é

ë Ä –Î

Ä

· Ä ¢ Ü ã

U n c l e U t e l i v s i n U t a h . Ä √ ô œ

ä œ

ë Ä –Î

Ä

ä ≠ ó

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Name

Date

W X Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

W W

W W W W W W W W W

X X

X X X X X X X X X

X

i ó l ó l ë i≠ a m Ä ≠ ê Ü W a fi s ü h ã i Ä n g t ¢ o n s W W a ó l œ e Î Ä X a Ä v å iœ e · r X e É n ã i≠ a X-a ı x ï i s fi X- r ≠ a y


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Date

Y Z Trace and write the letters. Then write the words.

Y Y

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Z Z

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

Y o l a n d a Y u k o n Y o r k t o w n Ø ù ≠ Ä ≠ ≠


≠ ó ¢ Ü

Ø ‰ ó ë ¢ í Å

Z i m b a b w Z n a Z n Za c h a r y ø É ≠

ø É

º √ ô ≠ fi Ä

¡ Ä ∏ Æ ó å –˘

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Review Copy the sentences. Circle your best uppercase letter.

h œ e L º iÄ n √ c § o ù l ¬ n P a fi r ó k Z √ o ® o i s i T fi n Ä C ô h ã i√ c Ø a g l ó l ë iÄ n ¢ o í i s ≠ ß o fi . , I h œ e W h ã i ë t œ e H fi u fi s ¤ e i s T õ o í o n e É n Ä n fi s à y ú l ¬ v Æ a Ä n ã i ≠ a A Ä v –É n ã u œ e. P Ü


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between words?

Name

Date

Taking Tests In a writing test, you are sometimes given a prompt. Here is an example. Prompt: The letters A and O are alike, but also different. Write a paragraph about how the letters A and O are alike and different.

Complete the paragraph that responds to the writing prompt.

h œ e b –∞ g ê iÄ n Ä n ã i Ä n g s T ≠ î Ä t fi r ¢ o ù k œ e i n

u r v s b o t h l e t t e r s c . h e l e t t e r O, l i k e A, i s c l o e d a t T t h e l i n e . A, u n l i k e O, i s n o t a r o u n d . O d o s n o t c o n n e c t t o o t h e r l e t t e r s l i k e A d o s f r o m t h e l i n e. £ í ó

œ

œ é ë œ · fi

ç fi Ä –Î

œ é ë œ ·

ë ó œ

ó œ

fi


¢ í

¢ ŸÎ

fi

ô ¢ Ó¤ ∞

ë Ä œ

¢ í

‚ ¢ Ü

Ä ó ë ó œ

¢ í Ä ≠

§ Ü Ä œ ∆ ç

¢

ó œ

ä

¢ ŸÎ

í ó œ ·

œ é ë œ · fi

ë ó œ

ë Ä œ

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Date

Taking Tests Use your best cursive handwriting to write a paragraph that responds to the writing prompt. Prompt: The letters P and R are alike, but also different. Write a paragraph about how the letters P and R are alike and different.


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Alignment and Margins All letters should sit on the baseline and stay within the margins.

o u c o œ r e a Ä n ≠ d s É e v –É e a fi fi r s F í fi r s § Ã ‰ ¤ n y ÿ ∞

a ≠ g f a ä t œ h · e fi r s b fl ¢ r o u g ú ã h t ß o o u í fi r ± ó í ≠ f o ä r ó t h o n t ã h fi i s § c o n t Ä i n œ e n ã ¶ ‰ Ü ó Ü ã ë É t a n e w n a ä t ¢ i o n. œ é ≠ ë Ü Copy as much of the sentence as you can within the margins.


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Numerals Trace and write the numerals. Write the words.

1

o n e

Ü œ

6

s ı i x î

2

t w o

ë £

7

3

f o u r

5

t h r e e

¶ í fi

è Ä –˘

8

9

10

n ã i n œ e Ä

t e n

ó fi œ ÷

s e v n é e ≠ i g ú ã h t

É ¤ –É

4

f i v

œ É


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Date

Numerals and Math Symbols Trace and write the math symbols.

+ $

$

x

= Complete the problems.

= –


+

23 + 42 = 34 + 15 = o ó l ≠ l a fi fi r s = ¢ ù 56 d

– x –

–

+ –

12 x 3 = 78 – 25 =

$ x

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Punctuation Repeat the patterns in lines 1 and 2. Then write the sentences with correct punctuation.

???!!???!!? !?!!?!?!!? i ≠ d y o u f Ä i n ã i ü s h ó t œ h e p u z ˜ z ° œ l Î e s D ß í è fi ì ı

h ≠ a ä a g r ∞ e a ä ≠ i d œ e a ó t ≠ h a ä fi i s W t t t „ œ ∞ Y Î u Ä f a fi î s t a fi o u c a Ä n s , r ä n a fi s ± s y ß í Ø ´


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Date

A Short Story Copy the story and punctuate it correctly.

a r m œ e r F r e d w £ o ó r œ k ∞ e d a l l F fi Ä · œ ∞ ‰ ó ó a ó ¢ l o n a Ä y a p ∞ e d ≠ d ó œ l · e r Ø c a Ä m œ e e O n e d Ü œ œ ≠ ⁄ b Å o® où k a ä t ã h fi i s h i d W o w y L t ó e sµ a ä æ œ ≠ í w ò ≠ h a ä a i n Ä v –É n t ¢ i o n h ≠ a ä § c o u l d t Ä n Ä ã ë Ü W t í ó ≠ t ó œ h e ± f a fi Ä r m œ e r d ¢ o · l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

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Date

A News Article Copy the article on lined paper. Add correct punctuation, including quotation marks.

R e a ≠ d A l l A b £ o u t It œ ∞ ó ó ó í ä y t o w a Ä y 6 S ç c œ i É e n ã t fi i î s fi t s Ba Ä ê ¢ í Å n , M ≠ ë h ≠ a Ä v –˘ ¶ f o u n ≠ d a f oÓ s ó i l o f í Ä ¶ î ù a d i n ¢ oÓµ a ä u fi r h e a fi ä r t T h œ e y n ¢ o w ä Ä œ ∞ É í t ó ã h Ä i n ó k ó t ≠ h a ä s™ o m i n ¢ oÓµ a ä u fi fi r s t e d Ü œ ä Ä w –· œ r e m a Ä m Ä m ≠ a ó fi l s T h ã i s fi i s ≠ fi a m ≠ a ı z ñ i n ≠ e w È˙ sµ a ä i d o n Ä Ä g n œ é ≠ Ü œ e où b È¤ e Ä r v –· r · 70

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Theme Paper The last four lines on this page are without the dotted control lines. Paper lined this way is called theme paper. This is the paper you will use next year. Copy the sentences.

M a Ä n Ä tî a ä t Î e s h a Ä v –˘ s ≠ tî a ä t e ≠ y s ≠ œ ≠ œ t fi œ r ÷ e Î e s a n ≠ d õ f ¢ l o w r s . Ä í –· fi e ∂ x a fi s h a fi s ó t œ h e p ⁄ e Ø c a Ä n fi t œ r ÷ e e a Ä n ≠ d T É ≠ ∆ t ó œ h e b ò ë l u œ e b £ o n n œ e t õ f ¢ l o w ª Ü Ä é í –· r. l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

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Transition to Two Lines Write the sentences. In the last two rows, write the sentences without the guidelines.

où b Ä i n h a fi s m a Ä n Ä f ∞ e a ä t œ h · e fi r s . A r ¢ å ≠ ≠ y ◊ ó A t ä r √ i ô c h w –é i g ú fi h s 300 l ∏ b È˙ . n oÓî Ä fi ≠ fi r ¢ r o fi tí s k n ¢ o w b £ o u r d fi s . P a fi ¬ í a ó í ä t 20 w £ o ≠ ‰ u c fi k s ≠ l a Ä y ∞ e g g D √ ô ≤ Ì s .


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Date

Practice with Small Letters This is your first complete lesson without a dotted control line. Write your letters and words the same way you have been writing them all year.

e u s r a i w m n o

x ä n m s ÷ e e v Æ a ä i n oˆ r u a Ä n œ e ¤ Ä Ä ≠ s ≠ S a Ä m w Æ a fi s a ç c u r ¢ i o u r a √ c § c o® o n fi ä í fi ≈ Ü . e a s a f x . œ √ ‡ ¶ H ˘ Ø c a Ä m c ¢ r oÓ oˆ ó


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Date

Practice with Tall Letters Practice writing tall letters and words with tall letters. All tall letters should reach the top line.

t

d

l

k

h

b

f

f t a ó ó ± ¢ ù ë √ a ó ó l l ≠ l l d o ó l l b Æ a ó ó l l k i ô c k T i f f m a ó œ k Î e s ó t œ h e b –Î s t p é e t . ó õ ≠ î ⁄ ⁄ ã Ä J ó i ó l l ë l ó i œ k Î e s ¢ t o p é e t h i m . ≠


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Date

A Report Copy the report on lined paper. Try to keep your letter height and spacing even without the middle line.

¬ ì fi s T h œ e P l ≠ a ä t y ê p u

s a m a Ä m m ≠ a ó l o‰ r a Is t h e p ≠ l a ä t y ê p u ó œ û ¬ ì fi ≠ Ä

b i r d? T h e p l a t y p u s l a y s e g g s . S o d o b i r d s . T h e p l a t y p u s h a s a b i l l a n d w b b d f e e t . B u t i t a l s o h a s c l a w . W h a t d o y o u t h i n k i t i s ? å fi ≠

œ

û ≠ ä ¬ ê ì fi ≠ Ä Ì ∞ ≤ Ì

å fi ≠ fi

œ

≠ û ä ¬ ê ì fi ≠ fi

–ª ò –∞


◊ ÷ é

≠ ä ¢

ß í

å ó ó

¢

Ä ≠

ä ë ó fi ™ ≠ fi ô ≠ ä È˙

ó ã Ä ó

ë fi

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Date

A Letter Copy this friendly letter on lined paper. Make sure the heading, closing, and signature line up.

É ó 264 H n fi Ä r y S t fi œ r ÷ e é e t S a Ä n F r ≠ a Ä n √ ç c fi i Ã s § c o , CA 94109 M ≠ a Ä y 3, 2003 ∞ Ä D e a fi r J Ø o≥ a Ä n ≠ a , , n ë ¤ í ! We w å ó I Ø c a Ä n ã t w Æ a ä i t ¢ t o s ÷ e e y ß o u i ó l l

m e e t y o u a t t h e a i p r o r t o n T u e s d a y . W o u l d y o u l i k e t o g o t o t h e E x p l o r i t o r i u m o n T h u r s d a y ? We c a n t a k e a p i c n i c l u n c h. Y o u r f r i e n d , M a r i a œ ÷ é

ß í

ä ó œ ä fi ä © ä ‰ Ü

œ Î µ ≠ Ä

ó œ

í ó ≠

Ç ï ¢ û ä ‰ ë ¢ ä ‰ ë Ä

Ø Ä ≠ ó œ

í fi ‚ ä œ É ≠ Ø ≠ fi ä ≠

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ß í Ü

ì √ Ç ã √

ë ó œ ¢ ß ¢ ã fi fi µ ≠ Ä

ë Ä √ ô


Name

Date

Poster Make a poster to help save Earth. Write the information. Plant a tree. Save Earth! Join the Plant-a-Tree Club Contact: (Write your name, address, and phone number.)


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A Form Pretend you are applying for a library card. Fill in the form.

Name: Date of Birth: Address:

Telephone Number: Your Parents Names: ’

Books You Like to Read: l l i H w a r G c M / n a l l i m c a M ©

Signature:

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