Letter Q tracing worksheets
Free printable sheets to trace capital Q, lowercase q and simple Q words. Lowercase q is one of the tail letters: they drop below the baseline, so children must learn to go under the line.
This sheet has a model row of Qq to look at, dotted rows to trace and empty rows to write alone. Trace with a finger first, then with a pencil.
Prints on US Letter and A4, in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
How to write Q and q
Capital Q
- Make a big O: start at the top and go back around.
- Close it at the top.
- Add a short slant out at the bottom right.
Lowercase q
- Start at the dashed line and go back around, like a c.
- Go up to the dashed line.
- Pull down below the baseline and flick a little to the right.
q belongs to the tail letters
They drop below the baseline, so children must learn to go under the line. Once your child can write one of them, the others come more easily.
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Questions parents ask
What words start with Q?
Easy Q words for young children are queen, quilt, quiz. They are short and easy to picture, and they are on the words sheet on this page.
Which letters are written like q?
Tail letters (g j p q y) are made the same way. They drop below the baseline, so children must learn to go under the line. Practising them together helps the movement become automatic.
What age is letter Q tracing for?
Most children trace capital letters from about age 3 and lowercase letters from about 4. If the big sheets are easy, move on to the mixed sheet with smaller letters.