9 Cursive Y Tracing Worksheets – Free Printables

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Grab all nine of my cursive letter Y tracing worksheets. Each individual printable worksheet is free and you can select from the variations below. Helps children to learn to write in cursive and build muscle memory in writing.

The variations below include upper case and lower case ‘Yy’ versions for a variety of cursive writing practice activities as well as common Y words for early learners to practice their cursive writing style. The pages are presented roughly in order of difficulty, starting at individual letters, then progressing to uppercase, then full words, and finally full sentences in cursive style.

Each worksheet is designed to be printed on A4 paper in portrait mode. Select “shrink to fit” for best results. Each page is in color – select “grayscale” if you wish to save on ink costs.

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Free Cursive Y Worksheets

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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This version is designed for students to experience progression all in a condensed single-page sheet. Students start with single letter practice, both uppercase and lowercase, then proceed to practicing two short words in cursive style: yak and yam.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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This version is designed for rote learning of the lowercase cursive y, featuring the distinctive flick from the bottom of the y up toward the next letter. Students develop muscle memory of the stroke structure by repeating the letter 60 times on one page. Students can color-in the Yak image once they have finished.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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This version is designed to practice the uppercase Y structure, in order to complement the previous piece. As the uppercase letter is the same as Y in non-cursive style, this should be relatively easy for students.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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Combining the previous two pieces, this piece focuses on practicing the uppercase and lowercase Yy side-by-side for 36 attempts. This piece is designed as a lead-in to full word writing. If students can master this piece, move onto the word practice pages below.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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For our first full practice word, students write “yam” 24 times. The first 3 lines focus on connecting the lowercase y to the a, without lifting the pen. The next 3 lines practice the uppercase Y, without connecting to the a.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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The second practice word is “yak”, which is written 24 times, with a focus on cursive fluency and looping that lowercase y up to the a.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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For a practice word with a different follow-on letter, this worksheet offers the word “yolk”, which is practiced 24 times.

free cursive y tracing worksheet

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In this sheet, we combine all three key words from our previous practice sheets onto one test of mastery. Students write yak, yam, and yolk on two lines each, demonstrating the ability to use cursive y across multiple words. If students find this piece easy, it’s time to move onto full sentence practice in the next piece.

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free cursive y tracing worksheet

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The final sheet brings everything together by getting students to practice the cursive y in the context of a full sentence, which contains our focus letter frequently. The sentence reads: “The yellow yak yelled for you.” Students write the sentence three times.

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