Cursive a: How to Write a Lowercase a
Watch how a cursive a is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase a in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase a starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Swing up from the baseline to the midline, circle back down and around counterclockwise, go up again to close the oval, then pull straight down and finish with a small undercurve.
- Join it a ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
- Practise Print the sheet: trace the model, then the dotted copies, then the words apple, ant, cat.
Step by step
Swing up from the baseline to the midline, circle back down and around counterclockwise, go up again to close the oval, then pull straight down and finish with a small undercurve.
How lowercase a joins
a ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
Common mistake
Close the oval at the top. An open cursive a is easily misread as u or ci.
Practice words
apple, ant, cat. Write each word without lifting the pencil, then go back to dot i and j and cross t and x.
See the full cursive alphabet, or compare with print letter Aa.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase a in cursive?
Swing up from the baseline to the midline, circle back down and around counterclockwise, go up again to close the oval, then pull straight down and finish with a small undercurve.
Does cursive a connect to the next letter?
a ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
What is the most common mistake with cursive a?
Close the oval at the top. An open cursive a is easily misread as u or ci.
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