Cursive r: How to Write a Lowercase r
Watch how a cursive r is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase r in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase r starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Swing up just past the midline, make a little shoulder to the right, pull down and undercurve.
- Join it r 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 rain, red, car.
Step by step
Swing up just past the midline, make a little shoulder to the right, pull down and undercurve.
How lowercase r joins
r ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
Common mistake
The shoulder is what makes cursive r readable; do not skip it.
Practice words
rain, red, car. 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 Rr.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase r in cursive?
Swing up just past the midline, make a little shoulder to the right, pull down and undercurve.
Does cursive r connect to the next letter?
r ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
What is the most common mistake with cursive r?
The shoulder is what makes cursive r readable; do not skip it.
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